Edited sentence: According to all the independent watchdogs and the three rivals of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the election race, the large turnout of people was mainly due to their disgust for Ahmadinejad and Khamenei.Election had never been fair as a lot of candidates were disqualified and did not get equal chance to advertise, but usually votes were counted more or less fairly.Even the independent sources within the interior ministry declared that the clear winner was Mir Hossein Mousavi, and Ahmadinejad ranked at 3rd in the over all race.Mousavi is one of the elders of the revolution and he is backed by several other important figures in the country and he promised to not take it easy.On the 12 of June presedential election in Iran the results were were manipulated greatly by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Ministry of Interior, state run media (IRIB) and the Revolutionary Guard which are rulled by and work under direct control and unconditional support of Seyed Ali Khamenei, Valie Motlagheye Faghih (the Absolute Religous Leader or Supreme Leader), of the Islamic Republic.This was the first time in the history of the Islamic Republic that people observe such a huge manipulation in counting the votes.Those votes were counted FOR Ahmadinejad and are interpreted as an indication for the popularity and legitimacy of the disgraced Islamic regime and its leader