Russian opposition calls for “march of millions” on March 5March 15, 2012 - 15:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian leftist leader Sergei Udaltsov proposed to hold a “march of millions” in Moscow on May 5, two days before the inauguration of president-elect Vladimir Putin, whose victory Udaltsov calls unfair. The protest is to be a follow-up to a string of anti-Putin rallies that took place in the capital between December and March, most of them attracting tens of thousands, Udaltsov said on his blog on Ekho Moskvy radio’s website. “If the authorities have ignored a rally of a hundred thousand, we need to bring out more,” Udaltsov said on Wednesday afternoon. He said he will urge residents of regions around Moscow to join. The rally is to demand repeat presidential and parliamentary elections, carried by Putin and his United Russia party, respectively, amid vote fraud allegations, Udaltsov said. “Let’s come out to one of Moscow squares and not leave if we’re numerous enough,” Udaltsov said. He has championed in recent weeks the idea of a prolonged street protest, though all attempts to stage one were immediately ended by police. Fellow protest leader Alexei Navalny was fined 1,000 rubles ($33) on Thursday over allegedly disobeying police during such a protest on March 5. Udaltsov proposed earlier to turn the Labor Day demonstration on May 1 into a “march of millions.” He did not elaborate on what prompted the date change. Neither Moscow City Hall nor opposition leaders have commented on the proposal. Most protest organizers said earlier this month that with the election cycle completed, the rally season was over for a while, RIA Novosti reported. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. |