>>> overseas to russia now, where they held a presidential election today. it appears to be back to the future for vladimir putin , who served two terms as president and became prime minister and is now headed for the presidency once again. despite allegations of widespread voting fraud . nbc's jim maceda has that story from moscow.
>> reporter: relaxed and confident, prime minister vladimir putin looked like a man who knew he was a shoo-in to win an unprecedented third term as president. across 11 time zones, the turnout was high, and partial results were as expected. with putin winning over 60%, and avoiding a runoff with other kremlin approved candidates.
>> who did you vote for?
>> for putin .
>> putin .
>> reporter: russia 's 90,000 polling stations saw something new. web cams , feeding live images of the voting and supposedly any cheating. the half a billion dollar project meant to clean up putin 's tarnished image after allegations of widespread fraud in december's parliamentary elections. that triggered a series of massive street protests by angry middle class russians, fed up with what they see as a corrupted repressive system led by putin . but opposition leaders cried foul again today, citing thousands of violations, like this ballot stuffing caught on one web cam . they're calling a putin win illegitimate. this election comes at a defining moment for russia , does it want six, 12 more years of putin 's authoritarian rule or a more open democratic society ? increasingly it looks like that battle will be won or lost in the streets.
>> putin !
>> reporter: tonight, as putin thanked his supporters, teary eyed near red square , the opposition promised more protests and riot police reinforcements braced for violence.
>> it is a fight because it is already split. and the crack is growing wider and wider.
>> reporter: the seemingly unbeatable vladimir putin is poised to be named president-elect again tomorrow. but some kremlin watchers say this victory will be his last. jim maceda, nbc news, moscow. emphysema.
Source: http://video.msnbc.msn.com/nightly-news/46621308/
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