Putin vulnerable to quash internet

Putin Moscow-- Vladimir Putin was taken in to the Kremlin on Sunday for just about any third term as leader in elections that experts in Russia say were marred by serious fraud.Getting a fifth of ballots within the huge country counted by late Sunday evening, Putin, which has offered as pm for four years while his protege, Dmitri Medvedev, saved the main chair warm for him, acquired 63% of votes cast, in line with the central election commission.The final results throw into doubt plans introduced Thursday by Medvedev for just about any new, independent public television funnel free of advertising.Writers the plans result just like a sop for the opposition which, with Medvedev's political future now uncertain, they may be cast off by Putin.The election result was recognized by Putin's chief of staff, Stanislav Govorukhin, a Soviet-era film director switched politician, as "the cleanest inside the good status for Russia" then one that reflected the "respect and loveInch of Russians for Putin.100s of thousands of his supporters were bussed into Moscow's Red-colored-colored Square late Sunday for just about any completely planned election victory celebration. Many were from professional-Putin youth group Nashi or employees guaranteed extra pay together with a rest, local media reported.Television images shown Putin, Medvedev at his side, apparently losing a tear just before creating a mental speech denouncing recent mass opposition demos as "political provocations."The tearful performance motivated puns on the internet alluding with a 1979 Soviet-era Oscar-winning film by Govorukhin's contemporary Vladimir Menshov, "Moscow Does not Trust Tears." Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com