Mir Hossein Moussavi is asking that Iran's election results be annulled, according to his campaign Web site.TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Fresh clashes broke out between police and protesters Sunday as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad held a victory rally and opposition supporters claimed ballot fraud in Friday's presidential election.
Ahmadinejad, the hard-line incumbent, defeated reformist rival Mir Hossein Moussavi, a former prime minister, in the election, according to official results.
Backers of Moussavi have been denouncing the results.
On Sunday, a letter that appeared to be written by Moussavi requested that the government annul the contested results. The letter was circulated among Moussavi's supporters and posted on his campaign Web site, which has published previously confirmed statements from Moussavi.
"I see this as the only solution to restore the public trust and support of the people for their government," it states.
The letter calls on Iran's Guardian Council to nullify the results. The Council is a constitutionally mandated body of six clerics and six jurists, which functions as Iran's electoral authority and has other powers.
Backers of Moussavi have been denouncing the results.
On Sunday, a letter that appeared to be written by Moussavi requested that the government annul the contested results. The letter was circulated among Moussavi's supporters and posted on his campaign Web site, which has published previously confirmed statements from Moussavi.
"I see this as the only solution to restore the public trust and support of the people for their government," it states.
The letter calls on Iran's Guardian Council to nullify the results. The Council is a constitutionally mandated body of six clerics and six jurists, which functions as Iran's electoral authority and has other powers.
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