Ahmadinejad poised for new term

Source: BBC

Page last updated at 02:44 GMT, Monday, 3 August 2009 03:44 UK

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is entering the week of his re-inauguration as Iran's president amid allegations that election protesters were tortured.

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is due to endorse him as winner of the 12 June vote in the next few hours, and he will be sworn in on Wednesday.

Election challenger Mir Hossein Mousavi accused the authorities of using torture to extract confessions.

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It is not clear exactly what opposition demonstrations are planned this week but the real challenge for Mr Ahmadinejad after his swearing-in may be whether he can assemble a credible team of ministers that will be endorsed by parliament, our correspondent says.

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There is no impending revolution. Not in the sense of the Islamic Republic being overturned.

This is just a little more serious than it seems on the surface - there are some Iranians that are questioning whether he will serve out his term.

But I do not think he would be overthrown in a clear coup; rather, it would be a "resignation." But, for now, it does not appear this will happen.

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