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Putin takes Russian presidency for historic third term

Mon, May 07 2012 11:18 CET

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Putin takes Russian presidency for historic third term

A protester wearing an anti-Putin tshirt takes part in the "march of the million" opposition protest in central Moscow May 6 2012. Russian riot police beat protesters with batons and hauled away dozens on Sunday after skirmishes broke out at a demonstration in Moscow against Vladimir Putin on the eve of his return to the presidency.
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Russia's Vladimir Putin takes office on Monday May 7 for a historic third presidential term.

Police have tightened security in the capital, Moscow, ahead of the inauguration.

Putin has been Russia's prime minister since relinquishing the presidency in 2008. He won the country's March 4 presidential election by a landslide. The opposition disputes the victory, calling it a stolen election.

World leaders acknowledged Putin's victory with reservations, and international observers say the election was skewed in the former president's favor.

Russian riot police clashed with demonstrators Sunday as an estimated 20 000 people protested against Putin.

Helmeted officers beat protesters with batons and hauled away dozens after skirmishes broke out between the two sides near a bridge leading across the Moscow river to the Kremlin.

Three key leaders in the protest movement against Putin – Alexei Navalny, Boris Nemtsov and Sergei Udaltsov -were among the detained. Officials say at least four officers were injured.

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RUSSIA AND CHINA BACK THE DICTATOR IN SYRIA. BIRDS OF A FEATHER STICK TOGETHER.


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