{"id":845,"date":"2011-11-27T16:12:30","date_gmt":"2011-11-27T16:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/11\/stop-meddling-in-russia-polls-putin-warns-west\/"},"modified":"2011-11-27T16:12:30","modified_gmt":"2011-11-27T16:12:30","slug":"stop-meddling-in-russia-polls-putin-warns-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/11\/27\/stop-meddling-in-russia-polls-putin-warns-west\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop meddling in Russia polls, Putin warns West"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MOSCOW (AFP) \u2013 Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Sunday warned the West against interfering in Russia\u2019s upcoming elections after he formally agreed to run for a historic third term as president.<\/p>\n

Speaking ahead of key December 4 parliamentary polls, which will be followed by a presidential ballot in March, the Russian strongman said any Western attempts to stir discontent and influence the election resuts would be futile.<\/p>\n

Putin told a glitzy congress of his ruling United Russia party that foreign capitals were paying NGOs in Russia \u201cin order to eventually influence the course of the election campaign in our country.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cUseless work, wasted money,\u201d he said in a giant hall filled to bursting. \u201cFirstly, Judas is not the most respected biblical figure among our people,\u201d he said, comparing any such behaviour to a betrayal.<\/p>\n

In a clear message to debt-ridden Western powers he added: \u201cAnd second, it would be better if they used this money to pay off their national debt and stop conducting an ineffective and costly foreign policy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Putin delivered his stinging warning after formally agreeing to stand as the ruling party candidate in next year\u2019s presidential election which he is certain to win and that will fix Russia\u2019s future for years to come.<\/p>\n

His party approved his nomination by a unanimous 614-0 vote in a pomp-filled ceremony that was beamed live across the nation on state television.<\/p>\n

Accompanied by chants of \u201cRussia! Russia!\u201d and cries of \u201cBravo,\u201d his nomination was a formality after President Dmitry Medvedev announced plans in September to step aside and instead take the job of prime minister.<\/p>\n

The congress comes just a week ahead of parliamentary polls which United Russia is certain to win but that could \u2014 for the first time since it stormed parliament in 2003 \u2014 see it lose seats on declining public support.<\/p>\n

Saying he was grateful to accept the nomination, Putin stressed that only his team had the experience to take Russia into a better, more prosperous future.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do not promise today the pastures of heaven for tomorrow. It\u2019s impossible. It\u2019s idle talk,\u201d he said. \u201cBut we know for sure: if we work dynamically, success awaits our country.\u201d<\/p>\n

Putin slammed Rusia\u2019s fractured opposition, saying its members discredited themselves when they were in power in previous years.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn essence, they finished off industry, agriculture and the social sphere,\u201d he said. \u201cThey thrust the knife of civil war into Russia\u2019s very heart,\u201d he said, referring to the two wars the Kremlin fought against Chechen separatists.<\/p>\n

Putin has dominated Russia for over a decade since taking over from its first post-Soviet president Boris Yeltsin in 2000. In 2008 he handed over the presidency to Medvedev after serving the maximum two consecutive terms.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no more successful, experienced or popular politician in Russia than Vladimir Putin,\u201d Medvedev said in his speech.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have officially determined our political future not just for the short term but for the long term,\u201d he said. \u201cThere is no deception here.\u201d<\/p>\n

The nomination came at a congress attended by more than 10,000 people at the Luzhniki sports arena, the same place where in September Medvedev announced he would be stepping aside.<\/p>\n

In a carefully-choreographed performance delegates \u2014 from a famous film director to a mother of 19 children \u2014 took turns on Sunday to say why they wanted to see Putin as their next president.<\/p>\n

\u201cRussia needs a leader \u2014 brave, strong, and smart,\u201d said film director Stanislav Govorukhin.<\/p>\n

The 59-year-old Putin\u2019s expected return could keep him in power through 2024 and turn him into Russia\u2019s longest-serving leader \u2014 as either premier or head of state \u2014 since the Soviet dictator Josef Stalin.<\/p>\n

Two polls published ahead of the elections showed United Russia is expected to keep its current majority but win no more than 262 seats in the 450-member Duma.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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