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Russians rally against alleged election fraud

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Thousands of people gathered in Moscow and St. Petersburg on Monday to protest against alleged election fraud at this weekend's parliamentary polls, which saw... 05.12.2011, Sputnik International

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Russians rally against alleged election fraud

19:07 GMT 05.12.2011

Thousands of people gathered in Moscow and St. Petersburg 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.

© RIA Novosti . Andrei Stenin / Go to the mediabankThousands of people gathered in Moscow and St. Petersburg 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.

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The rally was the largest opposition protest for years in Moscow and comes amid rising disgruntlement with the authorities.

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Crowd numbers were estimated at “around 5,000” by a RIA Novosti correspondent at the scene. Police put the crowd at 2,000.

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There were some 300 arrests as the crowd gathered at Moscow’s Chistye Prudy region.

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A number of protestors called on the police to "be with the people."

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Other carried "Down with the Party of Swindlers and Thieves!" banners, a reference to United Russia's popular, unofficial nickname.

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Communist Party supporters were among the protesters.

© RIA Novosti . Vitaly Belousov / Go to the mediabank“I've never seen anything like this. A sea of pi**ed off young Russians, revved up and loud,” Foreign Policy magazine’s Moscow correspondent Julia Ioffe wrote on her Twitter account.

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“I've never seen anything like this. A sea of pi**ed off young Russians, revved up and loud,” Foreign Policy magazine’s Moscow correspondent Julia Ioffe wrote on her Twitter account.