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.
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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.