Iran's parliament speaker criticizes election authority
Larijani's statement was in direct contrast to that of Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, who considers the possibility of ballot irregularities in the presidential elections as almost nonexistant.
"The possibility of organized and comprehensive disruption and irregularities in this election is almost close to zero given the composition of the people who are holding the election," he told foreign diplomats on Sunday.
Mottaki blamed Britain for interfering in the elections, saying it had been planning against the vote for more than a year.
"We witnessed an influx of people from the U.K. ahead of the election," he said, without offering specifics.
Mottaki accused Britain of supporting followers of the Baha'i faith, a religion that originated in 19th-century Persia but which Iran does not recognize.
He also said the West expects a different model of democracy from developing countries.
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