Vladimir Putin holds his annual QA session with Russian voters, following steet protests over his rule and alleged election fraud. The Russian prime minister rebutted claims that fraud helped his ruling United Russia party win a parliamentary election, saying the result reflected the views of the population
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December 16, 2011
December 16, 2011
Vladimir Putin calls Russia’s protesters ‘paid agents of the west’
The Russian PM holds his annual QA session with Russian voters, following street protests over his rule and alleged election fraud Link to this video Vladimir Putin dismissed the thousands of protesters who have massed against his rule as agents of the west in his first response to the growing discontent during a marathon phone-in [...]
December 6, 2011
Main news of December 5
Thousands of people gathered in downtown Moscow on Monday to protest against alleged election fraud at this weekend’s parliamentary polls, which saw a big slump in support for Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party The governing United Russia party has done well in the State Duma elections, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Despite the [...]
October 20, 2011
Nemtsov okays vote for any party but United Russia
Outspoken Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov now says voting in parliamentary elections for any party other than the ruling United Russia party is an acceptable form of protest. The Party of People’s Freedom (PARNAS), which Nemtsov chairs, had previously called on its backers to spoil their ballots. PARNAS has been refused registration and will not appear [...]