Russian protesters defying a ban on unapproved rallies have been facing off with supporters of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Moscow city centre, BBC News reported.
Protesters chanted slogans against the ruling party as the Putin loyalists beat drums and chanted “Putin, Russia”.
Riot police arrested a number of protesters, including veteran liberal politician Boris Nemtsov.
Monday saw Moscow’s biggest protest in years against alleged election fraud at Sunday’s parliamentary election.
Putin has played down losses by his party, United Russia, which won but with just under 50% of the vote, a sharp drop in its support.
Observers from the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) say the election was slanted in favour of Mr Putin’s party, United Russia.
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