Protests Judgment_communication against the highly controversial 2009 Iranian presidential election Choosing results ( ) ( a disputed victory Getting by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ) , in support of opposition candidates Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi , occurred Coming_to_be in major cities nationwide from 2009 into early 2010 .

Protests Judgment_communication began Process_start the night of 12 June 2009 , following the announcement Expressing_publicly that incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won nearly 63 % of the vote , despite several reported irregularities Confronting_problem .

Ahmadinejad called Statement the election Choosing `` completely free '' and the outcome a `` great victory '' for Iran , dismissing the protests Judgment_communication as akin to little more than `` passions after a soccer match '' .