"Thousands of demonstrators protested in Moscow today against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his party, which took the largest share of votes in parliamentary elections that both domestic and international observers said was rigged.
The crowd of 5,000 to 10,000 people, mainly young people, chanted "Russia without Putin!"
A group of several hundred protestors then marched toward the Central Elections Commission near the Kremlin, the Associated Press reports, but were blocked and arrested by riot police.
Putin, the former Russian president, became prime minister in 2008 because of term limits, but will run next year for a third term in the presidency.
The crowd of 5,000 to 10,000 people, mainly young people, chanted "Russia without Putin!"
A group of several hundred protestors then marched toward the Central Elections Commission near the Kremlin, the Associated Press reports, but were blocked and arrested by riot police.
Putin, the former Russian president, became prime minister in 2008 because of term limits, but will run next year for a third term in the presidency.
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