World Russia protesters demand Putin's resignation

seph ir oth

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Moscow (CNN) -- Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters marched in Moscow on Tuesday, rejecting the legitimacy of President Vladimir Putin and demanding new elections, a prominent opposition leader said.

"We believe that his presidency right now is not legitimate at all," former Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov told CNN from the rally.

The elections in March that returned Putin to the presidency after four years as prime minister "were not free, they were not fair and the results were not credible," Kasyanov said.

The only thing that Putin should do now is "sit with us on a round table and discuss the terms and conditions of his departure," Kasyanov said.

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I'm hoping that Russia can pull through!
 

Fatmankev

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Gotta be honest, I'm pretty ignorant of the whole situation. Anyone wanna fill me in on why Putin's the bad guy?
 

Accname

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Gotta be honest, I'm pretty ignorant of the whole situation. Anyone wanna fill me in on why Putin's the bad guy?
He possibly manipulated the election and made himself president, faking a democracy were totalitarism seems to be.
I dont know of any other "bad" things he did, or presumely did, before though.
 

duderock101

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Oh there's no concrete proof. Just because there were a lot of bad leaders in the past, doesn't mean the entire batch is spoiled.
 

Fatmankev

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Huh. Is he an oppressive leader? Is Russia worse off for having him? I mean, it's definitely wrong to rig an election, but if he's doing a good job...

What's the harm?
 

Accname

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Huh. Is he an oppressive leader? Is Russia worse off for having him? I mean, it's definitely wrong to rig an election, but if he's doing a good job...

What's the harm?
Maybe part of the harm is that we dont know what evil schemes he is actually plotting and carrying out.
One of the main problem with villainy is that if you are really doing it right nobody is going to find out.
 

tom_mai78101

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Quoted from Wikipedia:

In Russia, Putin's leadership has mostly enjoyed considerable popularity, with generally high approval ratings.[20] However, many of his actions have been characterised by the domestic opposition as undemocratic.[21] Western observers and organisations have also voiced criticism of Putin's leadership. The 2011 Democracy Index stated that Russia has been in "a long process of regression culminated in a move from a hybrid to an authoritarian regime" under Putin,[22] and American diplomatic cables leaked by WikiLeaks allege that Russia has become a "virtual mafia state" due to systematic corruption in Putin's governance,[23][24] allegations which Putin adamantly denies. Putin publicly projects an adventurous, macho image via taking part in unusual or dangerous activities; some of these publicity stunts have occasionally been criticised. A keen practitioner of martial arts, Putin has played a major role in the development of sport in Russia, notably, helping Sochi to win the bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics.
 

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Just look at the guy. He looks more like a Bond villain than any of the actual Bond villains. Obviously he's evil. :rolleyes:
 
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