日批在线视频_内射毛片内射国产夫妻_亚洲三级小视频_在线观看亚洲大片短视频_女性向h片资源在线观看_亚洲最大网

NJ Nets owner challenges Putin for presidency

Updated: 2011-12-13 09:24

(Agencies)

  Comments() Print Mail Large Medium  Small 分享按鈕 0

MOSCOW -?After a week of surprising challenges to his authority, Vladimir Putin faces a new one from one of Russia's richest and most glamorous figures: the billionaire owner of the New Jersey Nets says he will run against him in March's presidential election.

The announcement Monday by Mikhail Prokhorov underlines the extent of the discontent with Putin, who has dominated Russian politics for a dozen years - first as president, then as prime minister.

It comes on the heels of Saturday's unprecedented nationwide protests against Putin and his party, United Russia. Tens of thousands of people gathered in the streets to denounce alleged election fraud favoring United Russia in Dec 4 parliamentary elections.

The fraud and the party's comparatively poor showing in the elections - losing about 20 percent of its seats, although it retained a narrow majority - galvanized long-marginalized opposition forces to conduct a startling series of demonstrations, including an enormous rally of at least 30,000 in Moscow alone.

In yet another challenge to Putin, his former finance minister, Alexei Kudrin, said Monday he was ready to work to form a new party.

At a news conference announcing his candidacy, Prokhorov refrained from criticizing Putin or President Dmitry Medvedev, but he said "society is waking up."

"Those authorities who will fail to establish a dialogue with society will have to go," he declared.

Medvedev has promised on his Facebook page that the alleged vote fraud will be investigated. But Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, predicted Monday the probe will show that little vote fraud occurred and that it had no effect on the outcome.

It is unclear how effective a challenger Prokhorov might prove to be. His wealth, estimated by Forbes magazine at $18 billion, and his playboy reputation may turn off voters who resent the gargantuan fortunes compiled by tycoons even as countless Russians struggled through the economic chaos of the 1990s.

The 46-year-old bachelor is known for lavish parties and occasional scandal. He and some guests were arrested at a Christmas party in the French Alpine resort of Courchevel in 2007 for allegedly arranging for prostitutes; but he was soon released without charges.

Prokhorov made his fortune in metals and banking and became majority stakeholder in the New Jersey Nets last year. Since then, he has traveled widely to build a global fan base for the team, in the process showing off his towering 6-foot-8 (203-centimeter) frame and excellent command of English.

Asked if he thought Prokhorov could run a country, Nets coach Avery Johnson said he had many qualities.

"He is pretty smart. he has great leadership skills. When you are behind the scenes and you are talking to him, you know he is a special person. It wouldn't surprise me," Johnson said.

"If we could vote, he would have a lot of votes here in this building."

主站蜘蛛池模板: 久久五月天综合 | 日韩城人免费 | 久久午夜片 | 久久aⅴ国产欧美74aaa | 亚洲欧美激情视频 | 欧美性猛交bbbbb精品 | 天天做天天爱天天爽综合网 | 色婷婷亚洲 | 四虎永久免费网站 | 99热在线播放 | 一区二区三区免费看 | 久久av资源| 国产精品免| 日本a级c片免费看三区 | 黄色一及毛片 | jizz日| 久久久精品国产 | 五月婷视频 | 香蕉视频入口 | 男人天堂视频网 | 波多野结衣大片 | 国产一区一区三区 | 精品国产1区| av资源在线免费观看 | 国产一线二线在线观看 | 国产传媒一区二区 | 九九视频免费 | 亚洲综合视频网 | 亚洲一区二区三区视频在线 | 麻豆一区二区99久久久久 | 四虎国产视频 | 免费黄色国产 | 人人干天天操 | 天天拍夜夜拍 | 午夜av片| 伊人狼人久久 | 色猫咪av| 新91视频在线观看 | 高清久久久 | 国产精品色视频 | 国产毛片欧美毛片久久久 |