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Many police officers watched the protest, which was not coordinated with the authorities, in Pushkin Square, fences were installed and transport of detainees was located next to the square.
Police played music through loudspeakers, judging by everything to muffle the rally speakers.
According to official results, the ruling party “United Russia“49.8% won the election, but the Communists ranked second with 18.9%.
Like other parties represented in parliament, the Communists are considered a political group close to the Kremlin.
The opposition and independent election observers have reported numerous irregularities and systematic fraud during the elections.
The day after the election, Dmitry Novikov, deputy chairman of the Communist Party, said the party did not recognize the results of the electronic vote.
In turn, the leader of a political union Gennady Zyuganov called on supporters to “defend the election results as Podolsk cadets defended Moscow”.
True, Zyuganov himself on Saturday to protest Moscow did not come to the center. He had gone to a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Novaya Gazeta reported.
Communist protests also took place in other Russian cities on Saturday. Thus, the rally in Saratov took place under the leadership of the election candidate Nikolai Bondarenko, the newspaper points out.
Prior to the Russian parliamentary elections, organizations linked to opposition leader Alexei Navalny were declared “extremist”, preventing any of their representatives from running in the elections themselves. Most other notable members of the opposition were also barred from running by various other means.
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