Saturday, January 14, 2012

200 leftists rally in Moscow (AP)

MOSCOW ? Leftist opposition leaders have drawn about 200 activists to a rally in Moscow as they try to expand the protest movement against Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin by bringing in blue-collar workers.

The activists, some of whom waved red Communist flags, dislike the liberal and pro-business leaders at the forefront of the opposition.

Left Front leader Sergei Udaltsov told the crowd that only by staying united can they hope to pose a serious challenge to Putin.

Speakers at Monday's rally urged activists to get factory workers to join a mass protest called for Feb. 4. Most of those who attended past protests were middle-class professionals.

The demonstrations broke out after a Dec. 4 parliamentary election in which the vote was manipulated to boost Putin's party.

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120109/ap_on_re_eu/eu_russia_opposition

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