Putin Lets Anti-Government Moscow Protest Go Ahead: He’ll Crush Them Later
IN Moscow, thousands massed to demand the end of Vladimir Putin’s rule. They protested against vote rigging and corruption. Putin’s United Party lost a lot of seats in the recent elections, but it retains a majority.
But if not Putin, then who? Putin is no fool. The police allowed the protest to go ahead. He allowed the State broadcaster to relay images of the demo to the masses.
But if not Putin, then who. And he has his fans; and it likely they too will hold demos, bigger and noisier than the very loose alliance of opposition groups.
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Protesters hold a red banner reads as "Rot Front" shouting anti-Putin slogans during a mass rally to protest against alleged vote rigging in Russia's parliamentary elections in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011, with the Kremlin is the background. Russians angered by allegedly fraudulent parliamentary elections and the country's ruling party took part in protests Saturday in cities from the freezing Pacific Coast to the southwest, eight time zones away, a striking show of indignation that poses a challenge to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's hold on power.Protests took place in at least 15 cities, most them attracting crowds of several hundred to a thousand. And the day's centerpiece was yet to take place à a massive rally in Moscow that was expected to gather more than 30,000 people. ( AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Posted: 10th, December 2011 | In: Politicians Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
