Election 2011 (28 photos) Bashny.Net

Dec. 4, 2011 in Russia for the sixth time held elections to the State Duma. According to preliminary data, it won the party "United Russia", gaining more than 49.5% of the vote.

Internet is crowded by various reports of violations and fraud in the 2011 elections, accused the authorities of a postscript of his party not less than 15-20% of the vote. That, in turn, said that the falsification was rigged.





Preparation of ballot papers at the polling station, December 2, 2011. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko | Reuters):



Before the beginning of the elections in Russia, all areas tested. This Krasnoyarsk, Dec. 3, 2011. (Photo by Ilya Naymushin | Reuters):



"Who do we vote?" Moscow, December 4 2011. (Sergey Ponomarev | AP):



Moscow, December 4, 2011. (Photo by Anton Golubev | Reuters):



Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at a polling station in Moscow, December 4, 2011. (Photo by Alexei Nikolsky | AFP | Getty Images):



Features of national elections in the Russian villages, December 4, 2011. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko | Reuters):



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Voting "walruses" - members of the Organization of the Altai "Polar Bears", Barnaul, December 4, 2011. (Photo by Andrei Kasprishin | Reuters):



Absolutely systems to the ballot box, Moscow, December 4, 2011. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr. | AP):



I Voted. Raven Village, December 4, 2011. (Photo by Denis Sinyakov | Reuters):



On December 4 it was planned massive opposition rally on Triumfalnaya Square in Moscow. In fact, there came about 200 people. The police just in case of overlapping approaches to Red Square. (Photo by Ivan Sekretarev | AP):



(Photo by Anton Golubev | Reuters):



"Vote for the party №6», December 4, 2011. (Photo):



"Vote for the party №6», December 4, 2011. (Photo by Sergei Grits | AP):



Closing of polling stations and the counting of votes in the village of Ust-Mana, Russia, December 4, 2011. (Photo by Ilya Naymushin | Reuters):



The first election results were officially available at 20:00 MSK December 4, 2011. (Photo by Sergei Karpukhin | Reuters):



During the announcement of the first official results of the elections on December 4, the CEC demonstrated poor knowledge of mathematics right on the air.

For example, in the Voronezh region the total number of voters for the party was almost 129%. In the case of the Rostov region were even worse - here voted 146%:



Sverdlovsk region - 115%. According to calculations from the Chechen Republic it was all right, here expected "United Russia" gained almost 99.5% of the vote. Still, all the money to come from Moscow ...



Internet is crowded by various reports of violations and fraud in the elections of 2011. In Moscow, the State Duma elections the party "United Russia" is gaining 46.62%, which is almost two times more than these exit poll, the assurances to Gazeta.ru.

Meanwhile, President Medvedev stated that, for example, "doubts the authenticity of the video that appeared on YouTube and showing violations at the polling stations." He said that the parliamentary elections "were fair, without the use of administrative resources." (Photo by Natalia Kolesnikova | AFP | Getty Images):



Recent preliminary results of elections of deputies of the State Duma called the head of the Central Election Commission on December 5 at 10 am:
"Fair Russia" - 13.22% (8,107,666 votes);
The Liberal Democratic Party - 11.66% (7,152,775 votes);
"Patriots of Russia" - 0.97% (593,351 votes);
Communist Party - 19.16% (11,750,751 votes);
"Apple" - 3.3% (2,021,577 votes);
"United Russia" - 49.54% (30,386,360 votes);
"Just Cause" - 0.59% (361,579 votes).

December 4 in the newspaper Aftenposten published an article under the headline interesting "party of crooks and thieves. Today, Russian go to the polls. " In a literal translation from the Norwegian party name sounds a bit rougher: "The party of swindlers and bandits»:



"We have to ... Ali". December 4 in the evening the anarchists and socialists held a march in central Moscow. Participants of the rally protested not only against the 2011 elections to the State Duma, but against the system as a whole. (Photo by Sergei Karpukhin | Reuters):



Detention of protesters in St. Petersburg, December 4, 2011. (Photo by Dmitry Lovetsky | AP):



December 5, 2011 at 19:00 in Moscow metro station "Chistye Prudy" rally "Return the stolen election." According to the organizers, the number of participants reached 10 thousand. According to witnesses, there were at least 5 000 people, although it was impossible to calculate precisely. (Photo drugoi):



According to the Interior Ministry in Moscow, for taking part in an unsanctioned rally in central Moscow on Monday evening arrested more than 300 people on December 5, 2011. (Photo drugoi):



December 5 pro-Kremlin movement "Nashi" published on Manezh Square to congratulate the "United Russia" with the victory at the elections to the State Duma. According to the organizers came around 7000 people. (Photo by Natalia Kolesnikova | AFP | Getty Images):



Merry vote in the village, December 4, 2011. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko | Reuters):



Election 2011 to the State Duma on December 4, 2011. (Photo by Sergei Grits | AP):



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