Father Samir Kahlil Samir On Iranian Elections

(12 June 09-RV) Iranians streamed to polling stations today in a Presidential election which pits incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad against a former prime minister who wants a thaw in ties with the West. We spoke to Father Samir Khail Samir an expert in Islamic studies and Catholic Theology, St Joesph’s University in Beirut, about how these elections are being viewed from outside the country: