Posted on 12/09/2011 10:32:34 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
Tens of thousands of security force personnel have been deployed in Moscow ahead of the rally
Moscow is braced for what the opposition claims will be the biggest demonstration in Russia for 20 years.
Tens of thousands are expected to gather in a square south of the Kremlin, in the latest show of anger over disputed parliamentary polls.
Smaller rallies are due to take place in cities across the country.
The demonstrators say Sunday's elections - which gave Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's ruling United Russia party a small lead - were falsified.
Hundreds of people have been arrested by the authorities during anti-Putin protests over the past week, mainly in Moscow and St Petersburg. 'School classes extended'
At least 50,000 police and riot troops have been deployed in Moscow ahead of Saturday's protests.
The opposition says it is hoping for a turnout of 30,000 in the capital in the demonstration dubbed "For Fair Elections", due to begin at 14:00 (10:00 GMT).
The BBC's Daniel Sandford in Moscow says that if the protests come even close to expectations, they will shake the 12-year-long political domination of Mr Putin.
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Here is another story indicating that Putin faces problems. Apparently, even with vote rigging there were seats lost in parliament by his party. There are also links to other related stories here.
I’m not a Putin fan but better him than the communist nutjobs who would replace him.
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