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| Mikhail Gorbachev says Russia's election results "Do not reflect the will of the people." (AFP/File, Pascal Guyot) |
MOSCOW (AFP) - Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Wednesday called for Russia's elections to be re-run due to fraud, as the opposition vowed new rallies contesting the results despite mass arrests.
Police threw a huge security cordon around the square in central Moscow which saw the latest protest on Tuesday night to prevent a new rally, as the opposition called for a mass gathering near the Kremlin on Saturday.
The protests and a loss of support in the parliamentary elections have provided Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin with an unexpected challenge as he prepares to return to the Kremlin in 2012 presidential polls.
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