Russia election protests: Putin plays down lossesThousands of police and interior troops are on alert in Moscow, after one of the biggest opposition rallies in the city centre for years.
Police made 300 arrests as protesters chanted “Russia without Putin”. Among those held was Alexei Navalny, a top anti-corruption campaigner and fierce critic of Putin.
A counter-demonstration by Putin supporters was held beside Red Square on Tuesday amid reports that opposition supporters were planning a new protest.
Observers from the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) say Sunday’s election was slanted in favour of Putin’s party, United Russia.
United Russia won the election with just under 50% of the vote, a sharp drop in its support.
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