he would when. we have one. declares victory in his bid to return to the kremlin for a third time as russia's president results so far show him winning some sixty four percent of the vote most of the ballots counted. for an monitors praise the elections as fair and free after unprecedented measures are taken to ensure transparency including hundreds of thousands of observers and a network of web cameras at polling stations across russia. but the opposition claims serious electoral violations saying they'll be bringing people

out onto the streets once again to protest against the results. this is r t s a russian a presidential election coverage live from moscow welcome to the program russia's prime minister vladimir putin has addressed supporters in moscow declaring victory in his bid for a third term as the country's president but almost all ballots counted he's one around sixty four percent of the vote with an official declaration later but it's now two artes alexei a share scheme on this so let's see what putin is well ahead of his appearance in one of the latest figures we have. the latest we've heard so far with around ninety nine point two percent of the votes haven't been counted already as it stands seems

that russia's prime minister looks set to become the country's president for a third spell now we understand that putin at the moment has sixty three point seven percent with the closest rival the leader of the communist party tonight is gonna be a man who has been having a second place in every single presidential election russia he has participated in at seventeen point two percent so that's almost a fifty percent gap between them then we have a proper of the russian take all the you can or through to the politics the first time presidential candidate at seven point eight percent the head of the leader liberal democratic party. also the ever present candidate in russian elections at six point two percent and last but not least we have to give it all of leader of the party russia at three point nine percent so certainly that means that you president putin will achieve victory in the very first round and no second round runoff will happen in russia last night after the polling stations closed putin addressed a crowd of his supporters around

a hundred thousand people in fact we just need his from where i'm standing here in front of the kremlin walls and the prime minister was very emotional talking to the crowd thanking them for their support and being very delighted with his victory. right you we have one in an open and fair battle but this wasn't just an election of the president it was a test of political maturity and independence and we have shown that nobody can impose anything on us we have shown our people were able to tell the desire for a new from political provocations aimed at ruining the russian state and usurping power we have won with the support of the absolute majority of voters it's a clean victory we will work honestly and hard we will be successful and we call on everyone to unite even the interests of our people and our country yes i did i promised you we would win. and we have won.

we're expecting the final result hundred percent of the votes are being counted to be announced any minute now we will certainly bring this statement life to you when in fact we can interrupt you just for a second there alexa because with more than ninety nine percent of the vote counted the official results just come in say voter turnout was sixty five point three percent which is higher than the previous election and the preliminary official results russian prime minister vladimir putin an overall winner with a result of sixty three point seven three percent conversely there you've gone off has come second with this seventeen point one percent i should say and next in third place is the tycoon mikhail prokhorov with seven point eight percent because russia's most important protection and yet the head of the liberal democratic party you know he was fourth with six point three percent and lost in place as the just

russia party leader and again the runoff with three point nine percent of the votes those official declaration have just come in. well there we can head back now to the let's see. what's the reaction been from the observers to the measures put in place to enable these these fair elections. well we are yet to learn whether this particular election has indeed become the most transparent in russia's history as we've heard of some irregularities in the course of the voting and my call e.j. good grief so we'll tell you more about these irregularities on the violations which are going to court a little later on in the bulletin make sure you stay tuned for that but certainly this election was deemed to be the most transparent and given the amount of effort which was directed at making this election fair we can say that definitely it was much much better than before installing web cameras at every single polling station

across the country alone cost around five hundred million u.s. dollars just enabling any user to see how the election process was going online from anywhere across the globe also hundreds hundreds of thousands of observers independent observers basically any russian citizen who had the wish to become an observer were working there at the polling stations also making sure that the election run smoothly as law along with seven hundred international observers who were also present at the stations and also declared that they will know for situations recorded certainly we are as i said yet to learn whether any of these claims violations and irregularities could prove to be detrimental for the outcome of the vote. ok we'll leave it there can our correspondent thank you. live by the way hooten spokesperson told r.t. that his campaign team had not been expecting so big a margin of victory. it's

a very high result. we were thinking about about a positive result we were hoping for a definite victory and a first for we would never think of such a high result and it shows once again actually proves putin is a political figure number one and vince country and there is potential. here too is yet to be zero. and he will be able to prove it through his. presidency our public society is growing very fast. this growth grows faster political system and public society demands more proactive involvement in political and sometimes a sheer points of view that do not coincide with let's say governmental fortunes position so. they tend to speak against him and it's it's unthinkable part of democracy and take part of europe crueler is. it's quite normal

we'll see protests in all the countries of the world. stay with r.t. for more about special presidential election coverage or election studio will stop broadcasting at three pm g.m.t. we'll be bringing you the latest results in a variety of opinions across the political spectrum. on precedented measures were taken by the authorities for maximum transparency in action a massive network of web cameras across russia and thousands of observers have been monitoring the voting let's get more on this from our t.j. . they could well they've got a record number of observers as we've been saying both international and independent how did they assess the process. for insulin. particular

expressing satisfaction with what transpired at election day so that they say there's very serious causes for concern in particular of reference to elect. of course serious worry here is on the back of the parliamentary elections with allegations over it. but they're saying they're quite happy with what actually transpired even lording so russia's as an example for other countries in the field technology being employed this is a reference to the cameras that's of be placed around ninety thousand polling stations alexion day we spoke to all of these international of service from all their thoughts. so i'm a group of states with a group of sixteen and. a consistent very good group from many different countries italy austria roland. peace and the members of parliament and we've

visited in the morning two polling stations and we are moved to polling stations overall i think our observations were. unanimous that there was no evidence of any . problems with the conduct of the elections i think that in a very responsible way and. present fashion so far it seems the new technology has worked very well and i commend. the government for bringing this name because it may lay to rest for a particular focus on the process of the presidential election rather than the policies in the near future. that said there have been over eighty allegations of oil agents reported to this stage election commission which they will be investigating was said in the russian republic of dagestan north caucuses there has been uploaded to youtube which is let's just show palace stuff.

taking place now since then essential election commission announced any results from their individual polling station we know what counts in the end result jacob was the reaction been from the opposition to the measures put in place to enable a fair and transparent election but really in direct contrast to what we're hearing from those who are. was a mess because it was taking those who fit the etude to the opposition movement will they be very discontent in their view saying that ballot stuffing took place also called carousel see why people descend on mass toward polling station and vote a multiple amount of times sexualization commission have refuted this care so say that people if you thought she worked as a bus the particular polling station is to give them the opportunity to vote. currently ranking place or he's paid course of elation that four thousand

population is took place also you know he's going off well he says that vote should be valid based on claims of elect. all the principal complaints here is that and concerns is the promise of better way of putin really did so well for more than was initially expected forecast to get about fifty percent of the vote he chief much more than this it looks. now we are to see protests in the coming days taken to think. oh yes in fact we should see more demonstrations taking place later stale pushkin's square just but point me now these are planned in advance before the actual election day took place a really are. a show to express this content this is the sparks back on the fourth step but this is part of me and she elections allegations of let's her and then see

inaction on that part for forties that hasn't really lost any woman to see it as a movie scene mass demonstrations in moscow and around russia as a whole but also be a growing sense only for a vocal support for foreign minister prime minister vladimir putin during this presidential way we see his supporters take to the streets in the tens of thousands as well showing support for him and his principle message that all stability if he just yes they say yes they were ten powell over ten thousand people coming out about hundred thousand said the old man is where they're really well could be in crimea. as the next president of russia indeed now she a huge movement to crimea is about to be seen they're going to be taken to st later today to really this opposition movement. ok compiz for now live from moscow thank you for that update. well that there's

a whole section dedicated to russia's election on our website r.t. dot com and then we've gathered the most informative analysis and views on the poll of the country's top job drastic reforms for stability in egypt and russians want that one revolution according to latest opinion poll. also what's qualities must an ideal president possess it's uncertainty intelligence experience and politics done by logging on to party dot com. but action at fever aside president has ordered a review of the sentence handed down to form of oil tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky across serving consecutive prison terms on tax and fraud charges as discussed this

with lindsey. in c. why do you think this announcement is coming today. well this is it has been a major agenda on the opposition parties on the on the agenda for quite some time now and actually in december letting the weekend promise that if you were elected in this case might be reviewed now it is just last month in fact. we did it met with opposition leaders and had a very private conversation the contents of that conversation was just released today and one of the items was this case in fact thirty two such cases will be set to discuss a cuter general's office to look at the legal basis of this of this of the sentencing by the study your report on this will be due on a full first as you can imagine is the big victory for the opposition as something that's that members of all opposition parties have been talking about for quite

some time and it's really been a big big issue for a lot of protesters that this case we looked into that is now going to happen that reporters do it refers. little porker off also said he believes the holocaust should be released he's a relative newcomer to the top political arena what's his reaction been to the results. welcoming it as nearly eight percent it's a real surprise for a lot of people that with such a short camp a that's that he has has made such a sweeping of a sweeping presence on the political landscape there a lot of analysts say just a very strong indication that russia is ready for a more competitive atmosphere and it's politics now he does have plans to stay in the political arena plans to start his own party and whether or not he runs for president but he says time will tell but it in this case was such

a short campaign time and such such amazing results not nearly eighty. percent with just a couple of months it's really remarkable for a lot of people we spoke with one of the representatives for his campaign who shed a little bit of light on this for us. he actually has beaten the russian nationalists has been that doing a political career for twenty years of history knows that's a very positive sign we just thought it had a very short campaign and when we started we told russians that we want to be in the russian politics for coming fifteen twenty years joe last thing that bush has become more and more sinking with a motion of the total want to another candidate so they think that probably for a purpose a kind of a man has been managing his business for for a while and a great wells was a treasury bill and dollar has been growing his capital is wealth that's what the country needs or wants a bigger numbers of g.d.p.

people want to have biggest seller is so he's the right guy to choose and manage this process. to put it in proper of did share a telephone conversation where it was acknowledged indeed the pope robs showings in the polls were very. very impressive now to date he has said to media that he does plan to make a showing ads opposition protests or rallies at pushkin sky a square here in moscow so we'll definitely be watching out just to look out for him there. ok keep us updated in the fronts in the sky thank you for now. well voting may be over in russia's presidential election but there's another vote you can take part in our online poll and they were asking you what the biggest challenge for russia's next president will be and the results so far most of you forty percent the fending off nato encroachments biggest challenge. to argue that

getting rid of corruption should be the top priority seventy percent say the main task denies the country's economy and politics nine percent so far say it will be keeping the russian economy taking over the world economic problems and a minority view seven percent voted for boosting russians do believe ridge is the biggest party tell us what you think should be a top russian presence in trade. dot com. the russian markets have been slightly up to discuss business reaction to the presidential election results let's talk to peter weston economic analyst at investment firm a tone i thank you for joining us here live with r.t. you know what you read into how the russian markets have taken in these. well

obviously the result was very much expected in what we have expected news we don't expect the market to react very strongly however it could have been a slight sort of force the reaction on the election but i think also we should note that there were presence like the higher today but again we have actually moved against the. markets so it seems to me that the sort of hope put it would bring economic political stability and possibly more investment have had at least some impact on the market today the experts the global financial news agency bloomberg saying. we will ensure more investment into russia just wild investors be more confident than. what i think the jury's still out on this one i mean first of all we need to see the composition of the. government we also need to see what kind of policies will be prioritized in general i think that you know we can argue that the doublet your membership will have some impact given that some companies that didn't look at russia before we look at russia now but also i think you know when we're looking at. the the money has been flowing out we could see some of that money

coming back but i think again the policies regarding the investment climate is going to be key if you mention money going out there capital flowing out of russia reached about seventeen billion u.s. dollars last month alone welcome to change u.s. president to keep money circulating inside the country. well again metric anomic ability will be key i think that some of the monitors thrown out because of uncertainty will return. i think also we need to look at the tax tax issue that has been talked about raising income tax and b. eighty two that materialize we can probably expect the could have a sort of negative impact on tax collection as higher taxes normally means that people would go back to tax evasion but the macroeconomic situation relapse we actually did number one issue russia's economy is healthier than that in say crisis hit you for example the social economic benefits for people unlike your sterrett you see in the e.u. do you think the new government should continue with existing policies. but i think

this is actually key for the for the sport if you look at the putin's previous eight years in office he had an oil price that was rising four hundred percent we are likely to see that that given the opportunity the economy the opportunity to increase wages around thirty percent every year in nominal terms over the last three years wages have been increasing ten percent there will be sort of focus on social priorities but to raise social benefits wages pensions past there were two thousand to two thousand and eight is going to be economically impossible given that we're going to see a an economy that the longer term are going to grow about ten percent of our forecast for the next three years. but again this is probably also why people have been seeing other issues that they were doing two thousand two thousand and eight and now when wages arrests rising at a lower pace all of a sudden the involvement in the political process corruption is getting a bigger focus ok peter western economic analyst from. many thanks for joining us.

well the election has been closely watched of course across the world he's a washington correspondent and each account has been monitoring u.s. media coverage and says that despite russia's advances since this came to power there's still a negative slant. before the elections even started the underlying message in the media here was that those were going to be on fair elections most of the coverage is focused on the discontent with the litter shape among many washes and here is a very telling headline the beginning of the end of puts in but inside the weekly you read about the surge of the middle class under food sing who having first become consumers have now become citizens points out the osce or there's a great deal of critique here but then you come across a table which would make for a pretty good resume for any presidential candidate g.d.p.

per person in russia more than doubled in the last twelve years private housing holds doubled the number of cars tripled stories travel abroad more than doubled the number of internet users increased over those five hundred times but again despite the part of the russia's achievements under his rule journalists will focus on discontent in the society citing pollsters which they around forty percent of russians don't trust prime minister putin then he makes you saying wouldn't it be strange if everyone were happy for the government but interesting in the latest polls i've seen forty one percent of americans strongly disapprove of president obama and the word was exact exactly strongly so yes this content among the rushes lottery put new losing losing popularity those are the things that the media here are focusing on maybe vision mass protests what's also interesting about the coverage everybody knows that putin is the most popular politician in russia but at the same time there seems to be some like oath respect for the choice that

washington's have mate but also one thing all media agree on when covering the opposition movements and all that is that russians begin to pay attention and show that they care there's another issue the media are looking at of course and that is the u.s. russia relations with the new old president putin they mention this chemistry that existed between presidents obama and medvedev. prime minister future president putin as kind of a hawk whose response to certain u.s. policies has been blunt sharp and at times unpleasant for washington and they raise questions about the reset it's going foreign journalist actually asked prime minister putin about the future and the results of the reset and i would he said was basically that reset doesn't need russia has to give up its national interests or not be able to express its use on some crucial international each shoes but despite the differences as the prime minister said the reset has worked and it's to

dramatically advance economic ties between the countries in the first place and he's determined to continue that policy where the medium really doesn't mean hugely different to europe so that in the u.s. he can criticism of putin's decision to run for the presidency again and his election campaign where you have correspondents at terminal city there has been for the reaction to the vote in brussels. well it's all been very consistent from the very start again they've had a very critical view of the election campaign of russia as well as right now today ongoing counting of the votes who've already been seeing a reports on of the reported irregularities that's what makes it in the media here in europe especially because these calls for free and fair elections is essentially the basis the basis of the basis of all of the criticism that it started and then leading into the protest movement we've had a lot of opposition to voices opposition activists being featured

a lot in the european press and today is no different than complaining about those regularities as well as some russian voices who say that actually there is a lack of choice in a russian elections and therefore they're making a protest move just voting for a party they may not believe it but it's just against united russia or against putin and of course there's a lot of analysis also coming in here from europe first of all of what is going to change especially now that there is a very very active opposition the biggest in about two decades now was far as the european leaders are concerned they are taking a wait and see approach just after the march wanted to summit european leaders and said several of them saying that they have to they want to wait and see what will happen after the russian elections and then reassess again of the positions especially on international issues maybe about syria and iran now on some commentators to point out that whatever the outcome of the russian elections or whatever the european leaders and the media may think of whoever becomes russia's

next president the fact remains that russia is still a very big and important partner for europe especially in trade in business and therefore more reaction definitely on and that alice is on of the impact of what happens on piece this important russia and europe relations saucer you well you know without the headlines with nick stay with us.

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