Medvedev orders Russia poll inquiry
MOSCOW: President Dmitry Medvedev ordered an investigation on Sunday into allegations of fraud in Russia’s parliamentary election, 1 day after tens of 1000′s of protesters demanded it be annulled and rerun.
Medvedev responded on his Facebook internet site to the protesters’ grievances that the December four election, won by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s United Russia,celtics, was slanted in its favor.
But he did not point out their calls for an finish to Putin’s rule and received a single insult right after one more on his Facebook internet site from individuals who created distinct his reply was inadequate.
I do not agree with any slogans or statements created at the rallies. Nonetheless, instructions have been provided by me to verify all data from polling stations regarding compliance with the legislation on elections, Medvedev explained in a submit on the social media internet site.
His assertion was a indicator that the Russian leadership feels underneath strain following the greatest opposition protests because Putin rose to electrical power in 1999. The protesters by themselves utilized social media to organize their rallies.
But the protesters have demanded much much more than just an investigation and are unlikely to be satisfied.
They want a rerun of the election, the sacking of Central Election Commission chief Vladimir Churov,celtics, the registration of opposition parties and the launch of men and women they define as political prisoners.
In hours of his statement, Medvedev had obtained several thousand responses on his Facebook web site, a lot of of them adverse, loads of them disrespectful and some of them extremely insulting.
We never think you, wrote Natalia Akhi.
Irina Arapova asked: And who’s heading to do the checking? The govt authorities (United Russia)?
The up coming big day of protests is prepared on December 24 when Alexei Navalny, 1 of the protest leaders, will have served a 15-day jail term received for his position in a protest very last week. (Reuters)