Thousands Attend Huge Putin Campaign Rally in Moscow

February 23, 2012 from Euronews

Moscow's vast Lushniki stadium was packed to the rafters on Thursday as outgoing prime minister Vladimir Putin held one of his biggest presidential election rallies. With the vote on the horizon on March 4, the polls say he is on course to win, despite the strong opposition to another Putin reign in the Kremlin.

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Moscow

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