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| Russian President Vladimir Putin |
Vladimir Putin has been re-elected as President of Russia. He has won 87% of the final vote and is now set to serve his fifth term in office for Moscow. The election victory secures another six-year term for Putin.
According to Russia’s Central Election Commission (CEC), Putin's opponent from the Communist Party, Nikolay Kharitonov, come in second with 4.3%, followed by Vladislav Davankov of the New People party (3.9%) and Leonid Slutsky of the Liberal Democrats (3.2%).
Exit polls earlier showed similar trends, with the head of state expected to win the election with 87.8%. The exit survey was conducted among 466,324 voters at polling stations across the country.
According to data from the CEC, this year’s election has clocked a historic high voter turnout, which topped 74%.
