Putin seals fourth presidential term after winning over 73% of votes

BY Libyan Express Mar 18, 2018 - 21:09

Russian president, Vladimir Putin. (Archive – Alexander Zemlianichenko | POOL | Reuters)

Vladimir Putin will lead Russia for another six years, after securing an expected victory in the presidential election, BBC reported.

A Russian state exit poll gave him 73.9% of the vote, easily defeating his closest competitor, BBC added.

The main opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, was barred from the race, according to BBC.

The scale of victory – which had been widely predicted – was a marked increase in his share of the vote from 2012, when he won 64%, BBC added.

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