Moscow: Russia’s incumbent President Vladimir Putin is projected to win his fifth term as head of state by a historic margin. According to Russia’s CEC,
Moscow: Russia’s incumbent President Vladimir Putin is projected to win his fifth term as head of state by a historic margin.
According to Russia’s CEC, almost 95 per cent of the votes have been counted as of 1 a.m. Moscow time and Putin is leading the race with an estimated 87.3 per cent.
Under Russia’s presidential election regulations, a candidate who receives more than 50 per cent of the votes will secure victory.
Communist Party candidate, Nikolay Kharitonov, who had also contested against Putin in 2004 and come second, is expected to come in second this time too, with 4.7 per cent, followed by Vladislav Davankov of the New People party with 3.6 per cent, and Leonid Slutsky of the Liberal Democrats at 2.5 per cent.
Exit polls, conducted across the country, earlier showed similar trends, with the incumbent head of state expected to win the election with 87.
