Russia made its decision, Vladimir Putin emerged from the ballot box in the election that ended in the shadow of debates and war.
PUTIN IS PRESIDENT FOR THE 5TH TIME
The presidential elections in Russia, which started on March 15 and lasted for 3 days, ended on March 17. As the polls closed at 20:00 GMT, the vote counting process began in all regions of the country. While the Russian Central Election Commission announced the first results of the votes, with more than 95 percent of the votes counted, Russian President Vladimir Putin became the president of Russia for the 5th time with 87.30 percent of the votes. Nikolay Kharitonov, the candidate of the Russian Communist Party, received 4.28 percent of the votes, while Vladislav Davankov, the candidate of the New People’s Party, received 8.86 percent of the votes. Russian Liberal Democratic Party candidate Leonid Slutskiy finished last in the elections with 3.16 percent of the votes.
The Central Election Commission of Russia stated that the participation rate in the presidential elections held in Russia since 1991 was 74.22 percent, which was completed today. On the other hand, Russian President Vladimir Putin received more than 90 percent of the votes in the Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhia and Kherson Regions, which Russia annexed from Ukraine. Putin also received more than 85 percent of the votes in Crimea, which was annexed from Ukraine.
While the Russian Central Election Commission continues to announce unofficial figures, Russian President Vladimir Putin will continue to rule Russia for 6 years after the election results are officially announced.
FIRST CONGRATULATIONS HAVE ARRIVED
After Vladimir Putin’s election victory, the first congratulations began to arrive. Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba, countries allied to Russia, were the first countries to congratulate Vladimir Putin. (UAV)