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| Tearful Vladimir Putin wins presidency |
| 2012-03-04 |
| A tearful Prime Minister Vladimir Putin won a six-year term as Russia's president in what he described as an "open and honest" election on Sunday. Tears rolled down the former KGB agent's cheeks as he claimed victory at a rally attended by thousands in Moscow. "I promised you we would win. We have won. Glory to Russia," Mr Putin told the rally just metres from the Kremlin in the centre of Moscow. Mr Putin won 58.3 per cent of the vote, enough to avoid a second-round runoff, an exit poll from the state controlled All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VTsIOM) showed. An different exit poll, from the Public Opinion Foundation (FOM), showed Mr Putin won 59.3 per cent of the vote. Official results from most polling stations will be published on Monday. Election observers and opposition politicians reported widespread legal violations at polling stations across the country as Russians cast their ballots. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #8 Molten little lead (Pb) tear-drops... Awww, Just how precious is our Vladie-Lad! X-KBG, Gnu Wurld Odor studmuff!! Vlad-B-Badd!! Can I get an AMEN? (...crickets...) |
| Posted by: Thosh Omugum4787 2012-03-05 00:04 |
| #7 "You like me! (or else) You really like me! (or else)" |
| Posted by: charger 2012-03-04 22:20 |
| #6 Shade of TOSHIRO MIFUNE as "LORD TORANAGA" [Tokugawa Ieyasu]IN "SHOGUN" whom, reluctantly, accepted the Emperor's offer to be Shogun of all Japan. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-03-04 18:44 |
| #5 Vlad came to power on resentment of NATO encroachment on lands the Ruskies dropped from their empire. What issue does he have now? I believe his own party will dump him after a decent interval. He is yesterday's man. |
| Posted by: Tyranysaurus Angosh2139 2012-03-04 18:01 |
| #4 How touching. |
| Posted by: Fat Bob Unotch3711 2012-03-04 17:47 |
| #3 Meanwhile, Russian authorities have arrested some silly Punk style band members for being jackasses. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2012-03-04 17:22 |
| #2 Putin wins thanks to "carousel voting." Carousel voting is similar to ACORN voting. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2012-03-04 16:13 |
| #1 Moscow doesn't believe in tears. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2012-03-04 15:22 |