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‘Fair election’ drive: Motor protest jams Moscow center (VIDEO)
Published: 19 February, 2012, 19:27
TAGS: Election, Russia, Protest, Politics, Vehicles, Egor Piskunov, Opposition, Police
Moscow's opposition protesters have taken their calls for fair elections to the capital's central roadways. Hundreds of motorists brandished banners and decorated their cars with white ribbons and balloons - the color of the movement.
The campaign involved up to 100 vehicles with white protest symbols and another 50 vehicles without, the Moscow city police department says. The organizers however say that at least two thousands cars participated in the run.
The cars circled the Garden Ring, one of the main transport arteries of Moscow which makes a 16-kilometre loop around the Kremlin. Organizers did not set an exact place to start the action and neither had they coordinated the run.
However, the organizers’ website offered a provocative contest for the best photo of a car with protest symbols in front of the Kremlin.
The police accused some of the protest participants of intentionally creating traffic disorder. “As a result, long traffic jams have formed in several sections of the Garden Ring," the police said.
RIA Novosti / Aleksandr Vilf
Several thousand cars gathered for a similar drive organized in January.
The protest comes a day after drivers supporting Russian Prime Minister, and presidential hopeful Vladimir Putin took to the streets of Moscow to back his campaign and call for stability. Around two thousand cars took part in that rally, according to the Russian Interior Ministry. However the organizers of the event put the number of vehicles at five thousand.
The country saw several mass rallies after last December's Parliamentary elections, which protesters claim were rigged.
RIA Novosti / Ramil Sitdikov
19.02, 17:02
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I noticed that the most Russians are good informed. This is why Vladimir Putin wil be the next man. He is strong, well educated and not under the influence of the Zionist conspiracy. Thes are the same as the ones who started the revolution in 1917 and brought enslavement for millions of people. From a Moscow friend I heared that the opositian is financed by the US. I believe this and this is obvious that these Zionists from the US and Brittain will have there spy's in place. Mr Putin your guys are able to see this and do what you need to do. These Zionist will whatever the results of the votings do, they will protest and will try to de-stabelize your country. So that you will have your hands full and this give them the opening to attack Syria and Iran at the same time. Beware of this.
Don't let this American democracy ever enter your country. So help my God.
I love how all the commentators have to find a way to make this article anti-USA. @New World Order --- they only have signs in English? What are you talking about? 95% of the signs are in Russian. Also, it's good to have English signs so that the rest of the world can read and understand the protests.
Hmm. Oh english signs for the rest of the world. Why. Why they should care about the rest of the world? Thats no reason.. I am n Austrian young guy and i even think that this is a US campain. Because when i will protest in Austria i make german signs even the most austrians can speak english. But the rest of the world should translate it in their speech if they want read it.i am not pro putin because i don't know much about him (only what austria media says me) But i am PRO RUSSIA because i think you are the only country who can destroy this duty system what US and EU had brought to us.