Vladimir Putin scores historic win in Russian presidential election

According to the Central Election Commission (CEC), Vladimir Putin has been reelected as president with a record share of votes, winning his fifth term in office by a landslide. President Putin’s candidacy was supported by over 75 million voters. Russia held its first three-day presidential election over the period March 15-17. Remote electronic voting, also a first, was available to voters in 29, or about one-third, of the country’s regions. According to the Central Election Commission, after 99.43 percent of vote tally reports by local election commissions had been processed, incumbent head of state Vladimir Putin held a resounding lead over […] #Europe
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