Putin calls revision of parliamentary election results impossible.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who is widely expected to win the March 2012 presidential election, said Tuesday that it is impossible to revise the results of the recent election to the State Duma, the parliament’s lower house.

“No talks on the revision (of the parliamentary election results) could be held, except through the only way offered by current legislation - going to court. And then, if there are any actual violations (that occurred during the election), the court is obliged to consider and make objective decisions on such issues and take adequate measures,” Putin said at a meeting of the coordination council of the All-Russia People’s Front, as cited by RIA Novosti.

Under the official results of the elections, the pro-Kremlin United Russia party gained 49.32% of the total vote. During two large-scale demonstrations held in Moscow on December 24 and December 10, people and some opposition representatives protested against the results of the parliamentary election. During the December 24 demonstration, people also protested against the possibility of Putin being elected president for the third time.

Speaking about the upcoming presidential election, Putin said that some powers have been trying to delegitimize elections in Russia, without having “a single goal, program, or leader” and without knowing how to reach their goals.

Putin has called for making the presidential election transparent, clear, and objective. Among the measures put forward to implement this proposal, Putin suggested the installation of Webcams at voting stations, adding that these cameras could later be used by schools and other education organizations, where the majority of voting stations are to be located.

All political parties and public organizations are expected to receive access to a Webcast during the election on March 4, 2012 through leased lines, the Communications and Mass Media Minister Igor Shchyogolev said at the meeting.

Putin has also called for holding an open discussion on the Internet on the transparency of the upcoming election and supported proposals to equip voting stations with ballot boxes made of transparent materials.

Putin also said that he does not need any voting manipulations and plans to contest any insinuations over this issue. “I want to rely on the will of the Russian people, their trust. If there is no trust, there is no point in working. Therefore I personally want them (the upcoming election) to be as transparent as possible and objectively reflect the situation,” Putin said.

In November, the United Russia party officially nominated Putin as its candidate for the presidential election.

The All-Russia People’s Front is a coalition between the United Russia party and a number of non-United Russia nongovernmental organizations and individuals.