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Pro-Kremlin 'response rally' draws 25,000 in Moscow
Monday December 12, 2011 10:33:45 PM,
RIA Novosti
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Moscow: More than 25,000 supporters of President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime
Minister Vladimir Putin gathered outside the Kremlin Monday in
response to the biggest opposition demonstration in Moscow in
years, police said.
Members of the country's pro-Kremlin youth movements chanted
pro-government slogans and brandished banners including "We PUT IN
our Votes!", "We have voted! We have won!"
The pro-Kremlin demo comes two days after the biggest
anti-government rally since the fall of communism.
Tens of thousands of people gathered in downtown Bolotnaya Square
Saturday to condemn alleged vote-rigging in favour of Putin's
ruling United Russia party in the Dec 4 parliamentary election and
demanded a re-run.
Smaller rallies were also held in St. Petersburg and dozens of
other cities.
United Russia managed to hang onto its parliamentary majority but
opponents claim its real figures were much lower.
The party, however, denied the rally was in response to Saturday's
protest, saying it was to celebrate Russia's Constitution Day.
"This meeting was planned long before the rally at Bolotnaya
Square, as part of the Constiution Day celebrations," senior party
member Andrei Vorobyov said.
Opposition leaders said anti-government protests will continue Dec
24.
In a Facebook post Sunday night, President Medvedev promised to
investigate reports of fraud but said he did not agree with "the
slogans or statements heard at the rallies."
Medvedev's update drew thousands of comments, with many users
asking which slogan the president did not agree with.
"So are you against fair elections?" writers asked.
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