普京指責反對派既無目標也無領袖

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says the opposition lacks goals and leaders, and he has rejected demands for a rerun of Russia's recent parliamentary elections. In comments to his supporters Tuesday, Mr. Putin said the opposition has no unified program, no clear way of reaching its aims and nobody who can achieve something "concrete." Mr. Putin also said he wants Russia's March presidential election to be absolutely transparent and insisted he does not need vote rigging to win the poll.

Alleged voter fraud in the December 4 Russian parliamentary elections has spurred the largest protests since the collapse of the Soviet Union 20 years ago. Activists say Mr. Putin's United Russia party illegally won a narrow majority in this month's parliamentary elections through vote fraud. They want to throw out the results and hold a new vote. They also say measures are needed to prevent more fraud in Russia's presidential election in March, when Mr. Putin hopes to return to the post he held from 2000 to 2008.俄羅斯總理普京說，反對派既沒有目標，也沒有領袖。他拒絕了反對派提出的重新舉行議會選舉的要求。星期二，普京在向支持者講話時說，反對派沒有統一的綱領，也沒有明確的達成目標的途徑，反對派中沒有人能夠實現具體的成果。普京還表示，他希望三月舉行的總統選舉絕對透明，他堅持表示，他不需要操縱選舉來獲勝。

有人指稱12月的議會選舉中有舞弊現象，這導致出現20年前蘇聯解體以來的最大規模的抗議活動。活動人士說，普京的統一俄羅斯黨通過選票舞弊非法贏得這次選舉的勝利。他們要求宣佈選舉無效，再選一次。他們還表示，需要採取措施，防止在明年三月的總統大選中出現更多舞弊。普京希望重返總統寶座。他曾在2000年到2008年之間擔任總統。