Detail Moscow Doesn't Believe in Tears; Russia's Presidential Election   Oleh:  [s.n] Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 402 no. 8775 (Mar. 2012), page 51-52. Topik: Presidential Elections; Political Dissent; Political Leaders Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE29.70 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel With hundreds of military lorries, menacing police vans, hovering helicopters and thousands of soldiers and riot police around, for much of the past week Moscow felt like an occupied city. The purpose of this mobilisation was to defend the official result of the presidential election on March 4th that gave Vladimir Putin, outgoing prime minister, 64% of the vote. On election night, the army and police guarded some 100,000 grim-looking people who had been brought to Manezh Square, beneath the Kremlin walls, to celebrate Mr Putin's victory. Many of them were paid or coerced into joining the patriotic celebration. This was a very different lot from the middle-class Muscovites who had mostly voted against Mr Putin. Yet it was the Manezh Square crowd that Mr Putin chose to address. Mr Putin has little reason for jubilation. The election was neither open nor honest. As Russian observers noted, all plausible opposition candidates were barred in advance, creating the impression that there was no alternative to Mr Putin. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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