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| Putin set for landslide win – Russia’s election commission | Putin set for landslide win – Russia’s election commission |
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| More than 99% of the votes have been counted so far, the election commission says | |
| Incumbent President Vladimir Putin is expected to win this year’s presidential election, with over 87% of the vote, Russia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has reported. | Incumbent President Vladimir Putin is expected to win this year’s presidential election, with over 87% of the vote, Russia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has reported. |
| According to the CEC, more than 99.5% of the votes have been counted as of 7am Moscow time and Putin is leading the race with an estimated 87.3%. | According to the CEC, more than 99.5% of the votes have been counted as of 7am Moscow time and Putin is leading the race with an estimated 87.3%. |
| His opponent from the Communist Party, Nikolay Kharitonov, is expected to come in second with 4.3%, followed by Vladislav Davankov of the New People party (3.8%) and Leonid Slutsky of the Liberal Democrats (3.2%). | His opponent from the Communist Party, Nikolay Kharitonov, is expected to come in second with 4.3%, followed by Vladislav Davankov of the New People party (3.8%) and Leonid Slutsky of the Liberal Democrats (3.2%). |
| Exit polls earlier showed similar trends, with Putin expected to win the election with 87.8%. The exit survey was conducted among 466,324 voters at polling stations across the country. | |
| This year’s election has clocked a historic high voter turnout, which topped 74%, according to data from the CEC. | This year’s election has clocked a historic high voter turnout, which topped 74%, according to data from the CEC. |
| The processing of ballots has already ended in most Russian regions. Putin has gained 94.12% of the votes in Lugansk People’s Republic and over 95% in Donetsk People’s Republic, two of Russia’s new regions where citizens are voting for the first time. | |
| The results from the Republics of Tyva, Khakassia, and Yakutia, the regions of Zaporozhye, Kherson and Khabarovsk, and Chukotka Autonomous Region also show Putin leading, with roughly 90% of the vote. |