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Putin Wins Russian Presidential Election With 87.97% Vote
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Putin Wins Russian Presidential Election with 87.97% Vote
By Clifford Johnson
Vladimir Putin wins Russian presidential election with around 88 per cent of votes on Sunday, the first official results showed.
According to the first official results after the poll closed on Sunday, Vladimir Putin won Russia’s presidential election with 87.97% of the votes, news agency Reuters reported.
The voting took place against the backdrop of one of the harshest crackdown on the opposition and freedom of speech in the country.
A total of three ‘token’ candidates were allowed to run against him, reported news agency Associated Press. Notably, none of the three candidates oppose his war in Ukraine.