[ via SFGate ] 13 Dec
Billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov is seeking to tap the dissent that sparked Russia's biggest anti- government demonstrations in a decade, pledging to run against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin for the presidency next March.
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Billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov (L) - Trouble Putin (R) |
"Society is awakening," the New Jersey Nets basketball team owner told reporters in Moscow yesterday after announcing his candidacy in the wake of protests against alleged fraud in a Dec. 4 parliamentary vote. Those among the authorities who fail to establish dialogue with the public "will have to leave.
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