it's nine pm in it's eight pm in moscow i should say getting ahead of myself we continue our special coverage here from the heart of moscow with the latest results one hundred percent of the votes counted in reaction of course from russia's presidential election outcome today to our special coverage from our election center here just above and yes in a square in moscow many say now and i'm kevin zero in very good to have your company with us sir so all those votes counted just turned out in the last few minutes to five minutes over confirmed on the podium

a potion is heading back to the kremlin for the country's top job after assuming a very firm first round victory of rich nearest rival becoming a strong a good audience again all from cold almost four times less the three other candidates ended up in shock to the end game with single digit votes that's why we'll continue to return to those results throughout the program us a closer look now at how those figures are translating in the public mood the main focus are crowds you can see on the screen there you have appropriate rally on my nose and eyes for just behind us an opposition rally on pushkin's wyatt's pushkin's gasper just a fifteen minute walk or so really from one another very close to the atmosphere in martin in moscow this evening certainly lots of people on the street and i believe we have here are all of us who are told to see how the four for election protest in pushkin skies square has touch over there now i paid we just been seeing

the life take choose from the course of these turnout so. mccoy to start with initially because they were so for workouts noble monday what they did look all over go change maybe a cup of tea come out to do what they're going to do and take coffee whichever side they want to take part in and it's pretty busy where you are now saying. well that's right it's been underway for around two hours here and really in the last forty five minutes we see a real sewage in the tuna just to get a picture of how many people are here this is a square roughly around three hundred meters by five hundred meters an old long if you will a rectangle and that's pretty much jump packed at the moment with people not just to my left shoulder is a stage where speeches i'll be given out in just a few moments ago we saw mikhail prokhorov the presidential candidate who was defeated by vladimir putin on sunday night and he came out there no peace thanks everybody that it voted for him he does say it's well known that this wasn't the

end of his political journey that he stood as an independent candidate in his loan said that he wasn't elected as president that he would form a political party that statement from the stage and said that he would continue to strive for what he believes needs changing in russia now i'm. seeing this crowd that i've mentioned before it is growing really by the by the million by the second comes from all over the political spectrum a strong set of russian life the political sphere of russian life from really the polish to the phone right and everybody in between there's a lot of flags you can see around in the crowd and they really represent just about everybody in russian political life so the crowd see it as a growing by the the minutes as a response to to voice their opinions about last night's presidential vote. was that what is the feeling there what's the mood you getting from it what's the message i know the general message is for your good talking to people on the ground

saying to. pass to caution ali i'm great just a friendly think too much really going on that kind of picture. will be the meat the atmosphere in general is really one that's this quite chilly love scene people joking with the police it's a very large police presence at the bay here through twelve thousand people two thousand police being utilized they try to keep the peace they say things fairly fairly light and people do have a message that they want to get across they are trying to put it was not as vehemently as they come but very peaceful and we did see one group of nationalists waving the russian nationalists like some of them with their faces hidden behind mosques trying to push their way to the front but they were bad very young group they were quite swiftly trust guys by the rest of the crowd and sold to behave themselves. but it really really stupid is they'll be wanting to do is to say that they are on topic with the elections no the as i mentioned these people come from

all across every element of political life in russia and willie jones house though is one unifying figure all unifying message this is really well everybody else who doesn't want it doesn't agree with a lot of me and putin and what's happening in libya putin being president so this is really a a hodgepodge if you will a mix of political ideologies all coming together but really a very peaceful the scene going on the moment everybody listening quite intently to what's being said from the state as the crowds will continue to rise here. ok thanks for bringing us the pictures kind of a lot all throughout the course of the night of the election of course might bring more than just change leadership and also signal a shift in official oppositions for each side there they don't have a single leader we're talking out of the opposition actually ran for the top job here russia three presidential candidates earlier supported the street protesters

pieces talking about saying that they now say the poll was legitimate in fact crap . actually we took on his when the mistress of the meeting to which the president elect held this election rival she joins us now with the details who was there would have to say well of course the prime minister was there and he started off the meeting by translating of the three contenders the other people running for the presidential post of course it was a call from her of course the newcomer to this big sort of newcomer to russian politics there was i mean all of this well and out of surgery mostly the old school representation of the russian politics that ran for president the term five times just that he started off the meeting of the it was the start of the meeting by saying that millions of people did not vote for him for all of these candidates and their vote was respected so he could actually them all those things are still said guides this decide that he's ready for a constructive dialogue so if they have anything to put on the table to discuss

they're more than welcome to do so and the other three people who are there and they're on the phone and there's you know just keep the have taken up on his offer to host of course as usual has a lot to say here to talk about the issues that in his opinion should be dealt with . things like you know the our foreign policy or internal policy education young people i feel procure false made several very interesting comments regarding the to parliament of precious talented people need to get better access into moving out of life and of course to oversee the future of home absolutely absolutely and of course i did want also to the whole place talks about the violations which were was reported to have occurred during the elections and of course the prime minister to say that he's going to look into those issues died so that he is one person who has to see those issues for peace force those he said that he's more than anybody else

is interested in getting of the solution file due to the issue of possible violation. it's hard the one that was not there however was good ariza got of the communist leader of course we did come in second for seems like he was he could pull the plug. he's come and take a little additional we'll come in second over previous years away don't second but he took last launches so quite badly voice above. it's really hard to explain maybe first really hoping i don't know for political miracle or something but i think after all this time he's times running and coming in second place to get our salute it another interesting there's no jury no sleep usually given those third or fourth she actually did not do so well last night that mayor is actually quite amicable i mean she looked absolutely ease what was there to fear the meeting with it which is right here in here your english go have to leave it there analyzing the meeting today between president elect and his. people who essentially loss loss out of him in this race like we said a lot happening here in moscow opposition protests taking place simultaneously with

rallies appropriate supporters which continued into a second day i just behind us here archie's counter rashi is down on the streets and their main meeting spied on a micro square just outside the kremlin one time for you where you are last night we saw one hundred dollars live on by yes what's it like there tonight. or certainly not seeing come to see it let's. start there because it's shallow and it's clear we have heard nothing and. we. believe. we will show a place of the. town. possibly some. interesting thing. to see. our street. here. just simply.

three feet deep. at the test. here yes yes where sally's come up your girl police officers and the despair happy it's very possible that everybody cheering the same and saying that we have turned we have won even coming from last night these. are the speech he made here here's something area possibly sent people here tearing around us red solace i said before. i really does look like a celebration the pictures we're getting and we can see behind you see a feisty people essentially celebrating i leave someone else last credit picture e mighty mouse just it's not even though middle aged but over shoulder the arms are so clear and i do archidamus no last time i think the turkeys are crushing colder

tonight we were last hour saying a lot of people out of a strange it might have something to do with the last numbers again this election though watched by tens of thousands of observers as the result the same cannot hundred percent count and now they're now reporting back with their findings of the jacob bridges across warmish say. now we have had announcements from certain bodies european observers missions including hasty. holiday tree assembly of the council of europe all day has stressed there's been a real marked improvement in terms of the presidential elections compared to that of the dewar issues that occurred in december of course these rules of allegations alecto who are slightly more critical inspired is that of the o.e.c.d. the old eyes a ship security cooperation in europe now they said the happy some real positive noise including me a great taishan of cameras we see this is still in over ninety thousand polling

stations around the country allowing people blow streaming out. exist to be election day proceed and also the implementation of the ballot boxes see through ballot boxes to allow for more or less illegal activities or allegation left for villa to fraud to take place but he has stressed despite this he's quote insufficient now these are all the opinions of two point three bodies and we've spoken to another independent observer but he still. we have seen several irregularities several mistakes of the members of the polling stations so it's normal you cannot prepare all people i mean there are thousands of people working on the electoral process and you cannot have preprogramed perfect so nothing is ideal but the irregularities or in the bahamas not even irregularities but those technical and organisational problems were seen

a lot of the problems we have faced in european countries. i must stress even those within the ranks of the opposition here very said it's possible to reach and secured a win in this presidential vote what they're disputing is down motion how much he won by. jake agrees our correspondent there will bring you the full picture preview the full reaction was going on around us tonight if bosco kind of call it is what we're about to see that's why we're all here with a special program for you let's get some more reaction for a poll showing we're going to europe there germany's chancellor angela merkel became one of the latest leaders to congratulate him approach him and give her best wishes for the coming election show contrast of offspring talked about in some political circles much of the media to. be watch on what's being said and our guy nature can in washington d.c. and test our silly up in that process for escapes you first leadin or putin known

for be. tough on foreign policy not the favorite certainly on the outside of the atlantic given the current tensions with america houses victory being seen there so far. we haven't heard any official congratulations you're in washington papers run with headlines like democracies react to it which is very contrary quote unquote rampant fraud vote rigging that's what the media focus on certain violations have been reported but there was an unprecedented watch over the course of your life with cameras in all the polling stations and with many thousands of russians some volunteered to observe the vote those violations are sure to go to court and there was also there were also hundreds of your national observers who gave no such diagnosis as rampant fraud with some of our colleagues here are running with those headlines so it's also interesting about the coverage everybody knows that putin is the votes popular politician in russia but at the same time

there seems to be some leg hoof respect if you will for the choice that russians have made it was a landslide victory not just in the vote but of all opinion polls there's one more inconsistency most experts agree the last candidate who would one vote rigging would be prime minister putin was far ahead of his rivals in all opinion polls already before the elections but you know one of our our colleagues said washington post for example goes with the headline russia stolen election confirms reset failure stolen so that's that's their assessment another interesting point often touched upon in the headlines as well reset the media here generally see prime minister putin future president putin as kind of a hawk whose response to certain u.s. policies has been long to enter time so unpleasant for washington and they raise questions about them he said about where he's heading journalists actually asked prime minister putin about the future and the result of that and what he said was

basically that we said there's a need russia has to. of up international interest or not be able to express his views on some crucial international issues for despite the differences as he said the reset has worked and he said to dramatically advance economic ties between the countries then he is the future president is determined to follow through with our policy. toward the city state so that she. was being said to european pressures that are corresponding to europe issues should his impressions first so high it's clear that here which makes a the whole of the e.u. which. the reaction has been coming in quite slow and this up and usual restraint was not lost to reporters they did ask them to do a briefing to be at the commission why there were no statements to the morning and the response was that the e.u. leaders were still preparing their speeches all this was. translated later on in reports as the e.u. is reluctance to congratulate putin nevertheless we did start getting statements in

the afternoon german chancellor angela merkel has called putin to give her i wish him and his successor as well as asked telling him that she would like to pursue a strategic partnership with russia as well as asking for democratic change in the country for nicolas sarkozy french president his press secretary had noted that said that the election had been noted however the president is still studying the reports of irregularities at all the complaints same with the british prime minister david cameron though he did say that putin's victory appears decisive but he did know also the reports of the independent monitors here's a special statement from the foreign policy chief ashton she says the e.u. takes note of the periphery luminary results and that the clear victory of letting your putin whoever they also see the shortcomings that irregularities and they look forward to working with a new one president so still very diplomatic statements coming out at this moment although we have been hearing also some rather harsh statements one from the head

of the liberal democratic group of the european parliament and. the piece saying that the elections of russia was rigged and he calls for a rethink of e.u. russian relations of this meeting the core issue here that that leaders are all looking at how this will impact the future relationships with russia as far as the media is concerned again still a very critical just looking at some of the papers opposition voices that petri prominently such as this is a basically a feature following one of the mobile brigades investigating all those claims in the moscow and another one here of a spanish paper saying russia needs a strong grab at the top here however down here is also a feature of let's say the fall of the they see him as a symbol of the fight against russia and russia and even continuing reports that were monitoring from the european press the idea that putin has with won the presidency is still popular russia is a foregone conclusion as far as the process is concerned whatever they're keeping a very close eye on the protest movements currently going on in moscow. all right

pension if you from europe they're pretty sure the treasurer said look right well for a view on how russia's role on the global stage might change let's go live to california and speak to your prom about gordon hahn his expert in russians investing in foreign policy at the center first teaching and international studies i just want to make sure we have you there i don't see you yet i hope you can hear me there you are the american coverage has been largely critical that might be putting it lightly in fact with the media calling the polls raise even before they took place i know this right some officials and other experts are is being claimed is the most transparent russian elections ever with the unprecedented set up of where the cabs but cabs in some ninety eight thousand polling stations do you think any of this these troops are going to change in the future. won't probably think that there was some force with the problem is that none of the members in the in the polling stations in the region similarly carousel or you know. nothing. the problem is that

the polls occasionally. electoral commission where they sometimes change in the regions. tends to happen more in the muslim. offices. don and some of the other national republics less so in. the so-called russian regions. but. i don't think there would have g.'s a result of the election. in this election is probably ten percent and. margin needed for. a second by sixty percent on the fifty percent so. i don't think it should fundamentally.

but do you think it will in any way obviously not fundamentally change perhaps some of the reaction our previous reaction i should say so much else this is elections before the what happens if the west does russia have a chance. well i mean. it was as if you believe very. very much distorts because you are very one sided view and watch a western press writes about the american presence there. is to some extent true the problem is that they don't give you the other half so it's more important what they leave out. on the negative and very rarely on the positive so they haven't mentioned the various form of the initiative by president if you know over the last four years. if you don't write about. the real nature of the islamic terrorist threat north korea is the they would not have direct experience with their lives promising that they would write about such live here and then they're doing it.

so your thoughts so much pretty shapes it. thank you all right well we're going to continue our live coverage here from the heart of moscow we have some news about some of the way the election was close i was talking about those webcams some people actually making a bit of fun of it mind one of our correspondents has been exploring that in fact you know with a four hundred million dollars budget but what size of use to choose from my video for the probably church to speak but i thought were most extravagant election addition to. the cameras caught more than just the ballots which people expected to keep track of during voting day detracted you're the two million that fascinated you were chased i will say strange looking at some of the folks a video just don't buy. the design of the sixteen minutes of fame.

it wasn't only about the win them but. she did. lose it. but it was also about these video cameras he could see maybe lection transparent as indirectly gave us an out of unexpected entertainment for an ordinary russian. these people became the true reality stars of the election even though the world was watching closely they thought no one was looking. president elect about he made putin had web cameras installed it almost ninety one thousand stations across the country now he wanted to make sure that the elections with transparency and with fact that those cameras cause almost thirteen billion rubles but he didn't bargain for the day was at the camels will give us a glimpse of other people's lives along the country from chechnya to tumen. there's

a suit to pull your resume behind anonymous filming do we enjoy being brother watching the extensive monitoring plan exhausted many of russia's resources as police officer decided she needed time out of the watchful eyes of the cameras capturing him every. now this video has over two hundred thousand hits on you tube so casing michael jackson's oh no moonwalk brought back to life you see an observer looking at this man and it puts on a show for the cameras and for us. this

election was one of many firsts and it was a unique in fact the polling stations recorded over five hundred years worth of streaming live video these videos can be found on you tube as well as an opt out website as for me i would never be caught dancing on screen. the bond with me and the most. ok some are not simon now the coach is already proud to engage in grade two dollars goodness political opponents during his next presidential term let's talk a member of russia's parliament suits from the ruling ignited to russia probably to

be treated kind of to be true thanks we will assume good evening come i'll start if i may ross is expected to see a series of changes within the next few years one might maybe i mean there's a lot of different opinions on how i think that. his articles marked a lot of things that he's going to change of course there was a lot of control most about it's very good that there was a broad discussion of all these issues so now i think most of the russians they all have always had hopes for the future after the election so i think now it is the time to actually turn into the man this their dreams and to corral them to understand that the changes will be will be you're confusing guy yeah yeah i think they're for us us today's which is meeting with the leaders of the opposition is one of the indications that there is that the authorities are ready for it and that the well system will follow in russia's changing so russia he's moving to democracy

because of a very young democracy and there will be there is a lot of room for improvement here but still there is a there are steps made in the right direction because the least the protests are so good you will know the push to go to speak to these concrete actions and shoes basically yes but i mean if you look i think it's time for the protesters because they're just returned from. square so people who are staying on the stage they're there somehow from the past you know that two days before the audience which is listening to them because people who are standing there they would like to see well some positive agenda as so far what they hear from. stations mostly negative agenda people from theoretical of positions they did not want to notice that school last week or is those that do walk across the war for political liberalization in russia so these steps are made and the physician has to recognize that a new for the a lot of the faces of the opposition you're talking about them

speaking about yesterday and you know the young people on the square being way ahead of them wanting something fresh we've seen no space surrounding this part of them so for years talking about stagnation only when you want to come up with the next thing up are you why do you think a lot of the criticism is that they were unable to find a leader or a single peter i think it's very difficult for there to find a leader because well the overall societies become a threat so and i think again it's a natural process so some sort of social division in russia it's again another just another stage in russia's russia's development it's a global thing so really it's very difficult now to be a party for the russians for instance you know so this is right united russia may also see some changes in the near future because it'll be difficult to keep all the interests of the single umbrella so the same with the opposition they have to find the charismatic leader who will well eclipse not the one to the probably but two or three leaders who will represent different parts of those people who would get

together on both their software and bush has to to call a conscientious march taking the time to come onshore lection special tonight really good to see you say here public all of you all want to go to these special coverage showing the outcome of russia's presidential election to be carried out on local issues notes might as well well cousens of people i have been rallying in several russian cities in reaction to go with the biggest of them now unfolding of course in the capital here in moscow the fairly action protests in our pushkin square is taking place despite widespread recognition of the election is really the most transparent in decades we will put in approach and speaking to clear president to lead. now having played his four rivals by a very large margin common discounted to get all these again ok men fall behind in second to supporters are among those gathering in moscow to protest against the poll results our election coverage continues in a huff an hour's time on this channel.