Russia's Putin offers small change demonstrators

1 out of 6. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin monitored during a question and answer session transmitted on TV in Moscow 15 December 2011.
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By Timothy heritage and Steve Gutterman
MOSCOW | Thu 15 December 2011 5: 48 pm EST
Moscow (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin offered something its close facilitate political control of Russian policy in token concessions to demonstrators, beating of the largest demonstrations turn out to be, as he does that 12 years ago took over paid.
In a 4-1/2 hour call - in question and answer show that was live broadcast in Russia and to rebuild support as he prepares, the Presidency, which has long-standing Prime Minister is trying, as a sensible, balanced national leader to present free, can that his people should.
But many Russians in the social network Twitter suggested that his efforts failed say the 59-year-old former spy three months before the presidential elections was, that he hopes to win.
10 Putin break its silence on rallies of tens of thousands of people on December praise with proposals, some of the protesters complaints of electoral fraud and demanding a new election were paid to show up mixed.
"I hit people on the TV screens... saw young people, actively and with positions, which they clearly expressing", Putin said. "This makes me happy, and if that is the result of the Putin regime, which well - there is nothing bad about it."
"they make at least some money," he said, of course, that he thought had the paymaster. Putin has proposed in the past, the ridicule of the opponents, protests had stirred the United States and it had funded foreign States.
Putin, 59, said that first he thought the white bands of demonstrators as a sign of dissent held were part of an AIDS campaign, and he had them incorrectly for condoms.
A manipulated photo was the round on the Internet, with Putin wearing a condom on his chest instead of a medal soon do.
Dressed in a suit and tie at the large desk as he took questions by phone or by a studio audience, and sometimes via video links with cities of the huge country it less well than in previous years.
Putin, Behauend the possibility of changes in a tightly controlled political system suggested that legislation could be amended, can be registered to small opposition parties.
One of the most important acts of Putin's after the takeover in 1999 was elected governors in regions of Russia and its own representatives, remove restore strong Kremlin control send. This said he drove from danger, break up the largest country in the world.
Putin suggested reintroduction of direct elections, but only after the President approved candidates proposed by party-an idea not likely to win support from critics.
"We can move in this direction," he said.
Putin has no indication that he met the protesters demands such as dismissal of Central Election Commission Chief and rerunning the election of Putin's Party United Russia returned would respond with a reduced majority.
He seems intent instead on horseback, the protests and hope that they fade, although another day is scheduled on the 24th December protests of the opposition.
"This is it." It's the end. Putin is completely out of touch. And this is increasingly obvious to everyone. "You had to think hard to insult people like this," a person who identifies as Oleg Kozyrev wrote.
A 21-year-old lawyer, who gave his name only as Yevgeny in the city of Ekaterinburg said: "he doesn't even show interest to what people were saying..." "Aliens have nothing to do with earthlings."
PUTIN THOUGHT THAT DEMONSTRANTEN HAD CONDOMS
Many of the people to the collections of alleged electoral fraud are young professionals in major cities that have answered online calls to protest and the political system opens up a liberal opposition reflect their views to contain.
Some of their claims were supported by international vote monitors, who said that the December 4 election was slanted in favor of Putin's Party United Russia, although it only one almost gained majority in the House of Commons of the Parliament.
A message from Putin and President Dmitry Medvedev saw many Russians on 24 September, which they planned jobs as a sign swap, the everything was cooked between them with no respect for democracy. Putin confirmed on Thursday that he wanted to Medvedev leading after the March election.
Putin tries, democratic and unconcerned about the protests by saying that they were "absolutely normal.", as long as everyone in the framework of the law is
"In my view, the outcome of the election undoubtedly reflects public opinion in the country," he said, a clear there would be no election rerun.
But at another point, he turned the journalist hosts the call-in and said: "I had enough of these questions about the election."
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Russia-based economist, said Putin had considerably harder than in previous years continue to operate its credibility and doubted that he had gained no new support in his performance.
"It is not fresh voices win." "He did not say anything, what the voices of the other set (the opponent) to win - he could have used this great event to promote its assessment", Alexey Bachurin said the Renaissance Capital Investment Bank,.
Putin has used the annual call-in he the last kept decade his image as to Polish up a strong leader with a detailed knowledge of the country and of the entire population. Thursday at the show was the longest yet, beating last year by five minutes.
As always there were such as health, pensions and housing, and Putin many questions on social issues suggested that he the individual leaders to unite and maintaining stability in the world largest energy producer was.
So often in the past he had strong words for the West and in particular former cold war foe the United States.
"The United States needs no ally, it needs vassals," he said.
He defended his economic record, say that some 2008 / 09 was "remarkable and useful" achievements such as poverty, despite the global economic crisis.
He hinted that former Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin, the foreign investors and many young professionals is held high after falling out with the Kremlin Government could return in September.
"Such people had to and need for Governments in the past and future", he said the Kudrin, has recently spoken form a political party and suggested that he could join protests.
(Reporting by Timothy heritage;) (Editing by Douglas Busvine)