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now THIS is going to be Interesting, with a capital aye.
Billionaire to Challenge Putin in Presidential Race
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...356699954.html
MOSCOW—Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov said he planned to challenge Vladimir Putin in the March presidential elections, a long-shot bid that could tap into growing dissatisfaction with the Kremlin after a wave of antigovernment demonstrations.
Opposition leaders immediately denounced Mr. Prokhorov's plan as a Kremlin-inspired effort to drain support for the protests, which arose after reports of massive fraud in the Dec. 4 parliamentary election and have grown into the most serious challenge to Mr. Putin's control in his 12-year rule.
Mr. Prokhorov, whose previous political project was first backed and then derailed by the Kremlin, denied he had coordinated his presidential bid with Mr. Putin or other top officials.
State television, which typically gives little coverage to opposition figures, led its 6 p.m. newscast with Mr. Prokhorov's announcement, highlighting his assertion that he was doing it without high-level blessing.
One of the young oligarchs who made his fortune in the controversial privatizations of the 1990s, Mr. Prokhorov, 46 years old, faces very long odds with Russia's left-leaning electorate, political analysts said.
Known for his taste for lavish parties and beautiful women, the unmarried Mr. Prokhorov used to run a major Russian metals company and now owns the New Jersey Nets. (A National Basketball Association spokesman in the U.S. said Mr. Prokhorov's political career won't affect his NBA holdings.)
"My base is the middle class," Mr. Prokhorov told a news conference.
and where have we heard that one before....
but hey! eye like the sound of this guy already.
now THIS is going to be Interesting, with a capital aye.
- DECEMBER 12, 2011, 4:11 P.M. ET
Billionaire to Challenge Putin in Presidential Race
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...356699954.html
MOSCOW—Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov said he planned to challenge Vladimir Putin in the March presidential elections, a long-shot bid that could tap into growing dissatisfaction with the Kremlin after a wave of antigovernment demonstrations.
Opposition leaders immediately denounced Mr. Prokhorov's plan as a Kremlin-inspired effort to drain support for the protests, which arose after reports of massive fraud in the Dec. 4 parliamentary election and have grown into the most serious challenge to Mr. Putin's control in his 12-year rule.
Mr. Prokhorov, whose previous political project was first backed and then derailed by the Kremlin, denied he had coordinated his presidential bid with Mr. Putin or other top officials.
State television, which typically gives little coverage to opposition figures, led its 6 p.m. newscast with Mr. Prokhorov's announcement, highlighting his assertion that he was doing it without high-level blessing.
One of the young oligarchs who made his fortune in the controversial privatizations of the 1990s, Mr. Prokhorov, 46 years old, faces very long odds with Russia's left-leaning electorate, political analysts said.
Known for his taste for lavish parties and beautiful women, the unmarried Mr. Prokhorov used to run a major Russian metals company and now owns the New Jersey Nets. (A National Basketball Association spokesman in the U.S. said Mr. Prokhorov's political career won't affect his NBA holdings.)
"My base is the middle class," Mr. Prokhorov told a news conference.
but hey! eye like the sound of this guy already.
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