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March 5th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Thousands have taken to the streets of Moscow for two major rallies – for and against the outcome of the presidential vote. People on Manezhnaya Square are celebrating Putin’s victory while those on Pushkin Square are protesting at the result.
About 14,000 people have gathered on Pushkinskaya Square to rally “For Fair Elections,” according to police estimates. Organizers, however, say between 20,000 and 40,000 people took part in the demonstration.
The opposition claims the presidential poll was rigged with a number of techniques to ensure Putin’s landslide victory.
Billionaire candidate Mikhail Prokhorov, who came in third in the presidential race with 7.8 percent of the votes cast, has joined the opposition rally. Prokhorov took to the stage to give a speech thanking all of his supporters.
“I want to thank you for being afraid to come here today, and I thank everybody who – despite that the elections were unjust – gave me their voices,” Prokhorov said from the stage. “I owe you.”
Police were prepared for the arrival of tens of thousands of people. Metal detectors have been set up at the entrance to the square, and some 12,000 police officers will be in attendance. A number of nearby streets have been closed to traffic in case the area needs to be expanded for the gathering.
Many protesters came to the square long before the rally’s scheduled start time to reserve space in front of the stage. Several prominent opposition figures, including the leader of the Left Front movement, Sergey Udaltsov, and co-chairman of the unregistered People’s Freedom Party, Boris Nemtsov, were among the speakers.
The rally was planned long before Sunday’s presidential poll, as the opposition had been preparing to declare the results illegitimate. The venue for the rally was changed several times but eventually the opposition agreed to gather at Pushkin Square.
With all votes now counted, Vladimir Putin has been declared president-elect and will be heading back to the Kremlin for the country’s top job. He sealed a firm first-round victory over his nearest rival, the Communist Candidate Gennady Zyuganov, who polled almost four times less.
Tens of thousands of observers monitored the poll, with some claiming widespread vote-rigging. Vladimir Putin stated on Monday that all the alleged violations would be investigated.
Participants in the rally “For Fair Election” on Pushkinskaya Square, Moscow (RIA Novosti / Ramil Sitdikov)
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Police say they have arrested 50 protesters who took part in an unsanctioned rally near FSB headquarters. The leader of the banned National Bolshevik party, together with his supporters, attempted to hold a protest on Lubyanka Square.
A group of journalists has been arrested and dragged to police vans on Lubyanka Square, RT’s correspondent Tim Barton reports.
Opposition leaders claim that around 100 protesters have been arrested in Moscow so far.
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Meanwhile, thousands have flooded Moscow’s Manezhnaya Square to rally in support of Vladimir Putin, whose victory at Sunday’s elections will see him running Russia for the next six years.
By 20:00 Moscow Time, police estimated about 15,000 people had already came to the square, which lies adjacent to the Kremlin. And people are continuing to arrive, witnesses posted on Twitter. Activists waved Russia’s white-blue-red flags as well as flags with “Putin” emblazoned on them.
“Fellows, more and more people are coming. It is obvious that we will have to pay an administrative fine for exceeding the number of participants of our meeting,” said State Duma deputy Andrey Isaev as he opened the rally, organized by the Russian youth movement Nashi.
Pro-Putin rallies are being held for a second day after the Prime Minister was declared the winner of the presidential race with preliminary results indicating he had scooped 63.6 per cent of the vote.
Moscow police say over 110,000 people came to Manezhnaya Square on Sunday evening after the polls closed to celebrate Vladimir Putin’s victory in the presidential elections.
“Fellows, more and more people are coming. It is obvious that we will have to pay an administrative fine for exceeding the number of participants of our meeting,” said State Duma deputy Andrey Isaev as he opened the rally, organized by the Russian youth movement Nashi.
Pro-Putin rallies are being held for a second day after the Prime Minister was declared the winner of the presidential race with preliminary results indicating he had scooped 63.6 per cent of the vote.
Moscow police say over 110,000 people came to Manezhnaya Square on Sunday evening after the polls closed to celebrate Vladimir Putin’s victory in the presidential elections.
Participants in a rally to support Vladimir Putin on Manege Square (RIA Novosti / Sergey Kuznetsov)
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