russia await the verdict of its people with their ruling united russia party appearing to be clear winners in the country's presidential elections as counting continues but so far it's all in short of an overall majority after a big drop in its virtue and we've got the latest results and analysis as the country decides. also this hour view runs military forces say they have shot down an unmanned u.s. drone in the east of the country according to a state news agency. and a roundup of the week's top stories the you are human rights commissioner calls for international intervention in syria but russia and china vote against the resolution saying foreign meddling will only cause more bloodshed.

and you saw russia and around the world this is our see with me your leisure paula thanks for joining us. let's go straight now to tug sense of coverage of russia's parliamentary elections here or not see so it's all over russia being counted now and the central election commission is publishing all the latest figures line and all cs maria for north is there for us so maria what were some of the latest figures we're seeing back well you know at least our almost eighty percent of the count have already been completed our wards that means that more than eighty million ballots have already

been counted which is a very good speed actually in just eight hours and of course russia is a very big country is an enormous country and the counting will continue throughout the night but here are the latest numbers for you the united russia party is leading its arrivals with. forty nine point nine t. three percent is getting very close to fifty but still didn't get it too far below sixty four percent to twenty two thousand seven hundred mint reflections it's followed by the communist party with nineteen point two percent and it's followed by liberal democrats and a russian party with just under thirteen percent just remind you have to say that to get into when you do you know if you cast again at least seven this and those parties did pass seven percent barrier three others did not. do well as if you see the united russia party is getting very close. to fifty

percent and it is getting very close to get a majority but still didn't get it and thus far is the only way the united russia party anyway will be allowed to maintain majority because all of the seats in the palm. because the votes of harvest that did not pass seven. would be divided among those who do that's. what we understand words are still being counted by the observers saying about how the election went well. parliamentary election has been morning told by seven hundred international independent of theories and more than five hundred thousand russian observer and we have been able to speak to many of them and they say that they actually happy with how the election went and they say that the election in these were curious parent and well so far

we are happy with the heartland. all right our season or international reporting live from the central election committee maria thank you very much indeed and we'll talk to you later. so far prettier results show that the voting united russia is leading the ballot with fifty percent and what appears to be a significant drop in popularity and short of a parliamentary majority spondon bushell is at the party's headquarters. the united russia has got over fifty percent of the vote but it's still the two thirds majority required to get laws through russia's parliament on its own so people here party officials are disappointed that down not just because the vote is much lower than they saw in the elections four years ago but also because it's lower than many of the predictions for this election and nevertheless this surprise is seen as another confirmation that the elections have been transparent and fair. has spoken

of the voting ended here muted the party will have to govern in coalition he said that the economic crisis the world economic situation has made some people's lives difficult more difficult and that has reflected itself in some of the anger that we've seen coming into the poles of said that he warned russia does not does not need to rest it needs a powerful ruling party which is able to govern russia effectively we can now listen to exactly what he had to say what the party has to fall well the party represents almost fifty percent of the population and this is the result of the democratic process the taking into account the militant planks make the parliament will have to form coalitions with other parties of the various issues and this is what power means and democracies all abound and the leaders of other parties said that they're ready for that. and we have a clip showing some of the party's agenda as well as a little bit of the criticism that united russia has faced coming into this

election which i think we can watch now. as russians pick for parliament who are the main contenders in the race for a do list seats party leader vladimir putin he swapped seats with dmitri medvedev in two thousand and eight and may do so again in twenty twelve after madrid proposed putin for the presidency current campaign slogan future is with us priorities modernization tackling inequality fighting corruption maximizing russia's impact in international affairs criticized as a monolith that's too slow to react to social change the award for being home to the tons of law to be uprooted and dmitri medvedev wanted russia action two thousand and eleven on r.t. . and were talks of constant single child challenge all they can a simple foreign affairs and they go in state duma and mental diverting united

russia party and he says he's happy with the results his party has received. this result is frankly speaking i may confess now is a bow above our expectations of course during the compete we were declaring much higher expectations but this is a very good result for united to us more than fifty percent is enough to get through most of the decisions to be taken by the state duma we need the so-called constitutional majority two thirds just to take so-called constitutional laws which are quite few and for them i believe we will be able to create coalitions in any case the most important outcome of this election for me is that we keep the. killed the nation and cooperation between the branches of the parliamentary braincell the executive power the parliament of the government the

president if you continue to work and this is a very good for russia because russia has gone through the greatest economic crisis much better than many other countries and they believe that this is the reason why the united russia party still enjoys the support by the majority of russian voters . has no party has gained an overall majority there is speculation that said coalition may be formed in the state duma but the liberal democrats standing in fourth place at counting as counting continues to say it's not an option for them. has more but i was talking to the heads of the liberal democratic party's national headquarters here in moscow and he told me that under no circumstances would the liberal democrats enter into a coalition with any of the party now he also told me that under no circumstances would united russia finish below a fair russia could tell you the results

a telling saying something completely different right now a fair russia having jumped just above the liberal democrats the lib dems currently just under twelve percent of the vote is what they've got now twelve percent is an increase on two thousand and seven and two thousand and seven they picked up eight percent turning them forty seats in the duma they look set to increase that number of duma seats but it may be at the expense of being russia's party they appear to be slightly edged out at the moment by a fair russia but they campaign very strongly on social issues such as alcoholism and drug abuse they also come pain strongly on immigration the liberal democrats very strongly want to impose limits on immigration into russia this is something that their campaign rhetoric did echo quite strongly now we can hear what the liberal democrats are all about as russians pick for parliament who are the main to turn to in the race for do with seats the party's ever present love them usually ne

by far russia's most boisterous and controversial bully politician current campaign slogan we are for russia its priorities food housing transport and science biggest success here in north keep old surge in russia's first presidential election. critics cry over racist remarks personal violence and populist slogans no no. for putting them out britain says poison doll example if you go on the party list and ensure his parliamentary protection. the liberal democratic party of russia election two thousand and eleven fund party. over one hundred of people have been arrested in moscow as political organizations both pro-government and opposition try to stage rallies on the election day drake agrees has been monitoring events in the city's center for us but as we said actually these opposition protests that we saw what law on the ground that's radical nature

throughout the course of the day there will be more individuals than say parties of movements as such the less the less drugs were detained that's just behind me outside of the credibility of manners square a few of the numbers the table police this is a police tactic we've seen used throughout the whole day where one number of them are linking arms across the with over there and making sure really having them in and following these protesters towards the area that they want them mainly metro station this is after nine o'clock or nine o'clock or so it's the end of the day or science is not allowing for electioneering protests to take place but here it is then that because the poll stations have no clothes around russia. tracon greaves reporting that they're from central moscow and dr patrick for lack of capital signs connections one has extensive involvement in international business and technology ventures in russia says that modernization over the next ten to fifteen years old

be vital for the country. modernization is really key for the russian economy is no as we go forward over the next ten or fifteen years is all on gas revenues decline you have to ask yourself what what is going to move into to plug the gap so building an economy that's able to capitalize on the intellectual strengths of russia which is where i see the important changes taking place is really key and my questions are really about things like the skulker innovation project and so on is that which was mr medvedev project is that going to continue to prosper if we see. the decline in the one russia ruling party if mr putin comes in next year of these i suppose widely expected as the as the new president will he continue to focus go for all the recent changes there this is really this is

a really crucial issue i think for russia to grapple with in the coming years. and so far almost eighty percent of the votes have been counted in russia's parliamentary election preliminary results show that the ruling united russia is leading with fifty percent down from the sixty four percent sure had they won in the last election four years ago and short of an absolute parliamentary majority stay with us here for the most in-depth coverage of the pool with all the latest developments figures and analysis. and to other news now rainy and forces say they've shot down an american unmanned drone in these to the country the aircraft used for spying was recovered on the ground largely and damaged also and journalists actually returns this as the glass

has broken international law by sending the trying to run. there's narky one seventy advanced stealth recorders and drone which what i'm hearing is they lost it over afghanistan last week others is saying must be busily looking at this drone and what a great way of. creating technology transfer this is an incredibly serious event and it's of course against international law the united states yet again breaking international law with these dreams it's interesting that even some neo conservatives criticizing obama saying well we're talking about nuclear facilities iran is thinking about a much bigger game and this is really about influence within the region egypt is a big loss to states after the fall of the u.s. back to data will barak from the atlantic to the indian oceans and of course even greece backing some more oil sanctions against syria against iran this is

a case of the western media feeding loads of people the idea that these countries are isolated when in fact the world is now changing. syria has reportedly accepted the arab league's plan to send the mission of foreign observers into the country this comes in the wake of sustained foreign pressure on damascus where the u.n. is high commissioner for human rights calling for international intervention she said four thousand people have been killed since the clashes began almost nine months ago however. the yuan responded by warning that the solution to the crisis can't come from abroad a resolution that could have paved the way for military intervention in syria was blocked by russia and china they believe the u.n. continues to ignore reports of atrocities committed by opposition fighters and think that foreign meddling would only make the situation was political analyst dr . questions just functions that have been posed and at. these sanctions

are meaningless actually i think they're meaningless and on every level and on the level on the economic level and on the security lap and it will not stop the violence western powers particularly the united states now to use these sanctions and other to use the decisions of the arab league for their own purposes to put pressure on syria to put pressure not for the syrian regime to stop the killing as they put it know what they want is to weaken the syrian regime and to weaken the alliance between syria iran and lebanon i don't think they they. as so much for for syrian blood in libya more than one hundred thousand people were killed by nato bombings and the country was devastated that nobody said anyone so i can't actually believe that they're now so worried about three thousand syrians when they are not actually what it's about more than one hundred thousand plebeians it has nothing to do with stopping violence on the contrary they're feeding the

bodies we can't expect the syrian government and the syrian army to end the violence if the other if the armed gangs do not stop atrocities against the syrian armed forces. egypt's state newspaper is reporting islam as parties have taken an overwhelming lead in the opening round of the country's first post revolution parliamentary election day muslim brotherhood freedom and justice party reportedly gave forty percent of the vote with a fundamentalist all new party thought to have claimed around twenty five percent however the results aren't final as most part is they're set to go through two further election rounds over the next two months but as are his policy reports from cairo many in the streets fill their votes or carry little weight. long to vote stained fingers and a record turnout over a sign of political interest in a country where decades of dictatorship has missed little appetite for the power of the ballot the faces of candidates now down to one for most of the street corner

and while egypt's sons are excited to be voting in a real hickson these same many hold nothing but. there are iran but i just tried. to meet you down with. a few there are tens of thousands like mr mohammed young unemployed and frustrated they think it doesn't matter who they vote for because the military will still make all the important decisions the problem is you know what or that she going to produce a parliament that cannot appoint ministers that cannot appoint a government. whose constitution whatever it turns out to be is going to be guarded by the army many in egypt say they will continue to camp out on top here square the center of the revolution and in front of the parliament building youth movement leaders not as dravot operatives to know what they see as an in to vote offering no democratic mandate there will be. show to make we will not

go inside your office we have to stop you and you have to go and we do want to do. two more rounds of voting still need to take place but a strong showing of the muslim brotherhood. leaves little doubt that the islamic parties will have a significant majority in parliament for what it's worth all those claims of a record sixty two percent turnout is already being questioned after a series of irregularities were reported the country's only female candidate for the presidency is not surprised. monitoring the election just took or let their mistakes their fraud we have no way for democracy but the west has been quick to praise the election as an important step towards change although the americans are beginning to say well no the army must go back to barracks deep down they'll be perfectly happy to keep the army where it is egypt if you give one point three billion dollars

a year to the egyptian army which the americans do you were you are expected to do what it wants which leaves little room for the people to get what they want sitting the stage for more to hear turmoil policy r.t. . police have arrested more than a dozen occupy protesters in the u.s. city of portland the latest in the crackdown on the movement across the country plays bond over night talks with turns have been subtle but some activists refuse to go down a stranger's accuse offices of using violence against a peaceful rally pushing people to the ground with claims a teenager missing for the boss on their operation follows a wave of police a smooth ups to dismantle occupy headquarters across the u.s. in the past few weeks but i also was wearing a partner in falls the movement's message is beginning to resonate even with those whose job it has to control. occupy wall street has become an undeniable american household name oh. and police crackdowns against the

democratic movement have become something of the norm not so normal is seeing one side endorse the other. retired philadelphia police captain bray lewis became the game changer on nov seventeenth arrested while demonstrating with occupy protesters on the streets of new york city the twenty four year veteran was held in police custody for eleven hours and received one comment from a new york cop nobody spoke to me this one individual said that i had the testicles of an elephant although all of america's police force is part of the ninety nine percent captain lewis says cops secretly supporting w.-s. face dire consequences by going public tremendous fear of losing their job being disciplined being fired and then what do they do everybody in the ninety nine percent has that fear and police officers also they cannot risk they have children they have one of what would they do once you're fired or no jobs available the

nighttime raid on zuccotti park and subsequent arrest of dozens of journalists covering the story are among many reasons captain lewis says he temporarily transplanted to manhattan that's called. the dictatorship when you exclude the media. as with dictators around the world and that is very scary brutal scare tactics such as pepper spray the tongs and flash grenades canisters have been used against occupy camps throughout the us oakland california resembles something of an urban war zone this fall leaving a war vet in critical condition and the eyes of an eighty four year old burning from tear gas oakland police officer fred chavez is the only octave cop who's gone on record with his support. totally agree with occupy wall street even to understand what i can broker i am a part of the ninety nine percent but most people are peaceful and i want to see change many believe the biggest change could calm when or if u.s.

law enforcement officials stop suppressing the right to assemble and begin supporting it despite his arrest captain lewis is back at zuccotti park showing unwavering support for the occupy movement standing roughly ten or fifteen feet away from him a group of new york city police officers yes there we are securing the area but some are beginning to show a little interest for the first time i had an officer break ranks yesterday at the barricade line a white officer named officer murray and introduced himself and if you question i said do you know the risk you're taking and he was so brave they said this is still america and until a supervisor ordered ordered me back to the line i'm going to talk with you i hope to get mainstream america involved the players involved realizing that we're all victims of corporate america and that corporate america has got to be stop marina port r.t.

new york. italy's new government has finally adopted a package of emergency seriously measures aimed at saving the euro from collapse the crunch decision comes on the eve of monday's meeting of the german and french leaders to discuss closer fiscal union within the e.u. as a long term fix for the blocs deepening financial troubles because of the growing pressure on interest finances than your serious about it was agreed a day early and is hoped to chop twenty billion euros from his debt stricken budget until the end of twenty fourteen fears about italy's solvency you have sent the country's sovereign boring course of rocketing with the size of its economy that pirating difficulties could sing the euro but economic analyst michael rose believes the european leaders are just creating a facade of action because the problems are here to stay every week we have a new emergency meeting every week we have a news week we have new hopes and nothing happens so this is the prognosis the forecast also for the e.u.

summit next week and. to euro bonds this means nothing. to the euro because you must not be an economist to know that the common currency cannot work without a common bond market in europe we are trying to serve different countries with different cultures and different ways of living and of course we don't want to be ruled by brussels and nobody wants us all to the germans on one day and this is the real problem that we have with this common currency it is not backed by the government if you want to have a common currency you have to have one single rulership in europe brussels for example but nobody wants it so we are in a contradiction we only call the saarc so i don't know how you will solve this problem. and eleven news this week pakistan is boycotting an international conference on the future of afghanistan due to take place in germany next week is

the latest sign of a deepening crisis in relations between washington and islamabad following the most recent deadly nato air raid on a pakistani border post pakistan shut down a vital ally a supply route have got to stand in response to the helicopter strike that killed twenty four of its soldiers the incident described by a top pakistani officer as a deliberate act of aggression triggered anti-american protests across the country and some experts predict the troubled relations will get worse as the u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan draws closer. i think that both the united states and pakistan have this very strange relationship that they need each other and that probably before it absolutely ruptures there will be some concessions but you know the the united states is planning to leave by two thousand and fourteen all its troops there what will be left behind pakistan is determined to have a force in kabul that actually pakistan wants to support it in other words

for similar to the taliban that is pressure to the base this is quite opposed to anything that the west wants so i think that the next two years are going to be fascinating when you've got two wholly different dynamics unfolding there. and that's the he's a sound on top of back with the recap our top stories in just a few months but stay with us.

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