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Putin wins Russian presidential election 2024 Vladimir Putin has once again won a landslide victory in the Russian presidential election with about 88 percent of the votes. Vladimir Putin has won Russia's presidential election with 87.97% of the vote, according to the first official results after voting ended on Sunday.
Fifth term as President
This will be Putin's fifth term as President. Vladimir Putin has been in power as President and Prime Minister of Russia since 1999. In 1999, due to poor health, Boris Yeltsin handed over the reins of power to Vladimir Putin. Since then he has not lost a single election.
Putin's staunch rival Navalny died in prison before the elections
The three-day elections, which began on Friday, were held in a highly controlled environment. Public criticism of Vladimir Putin for the Ukraine war is not allowed in Russia. Putin's arch political rival Alexei Navalny died in an Arctic prison last month. His other critics are either in jail or in exile. There were three rivals standing against 71-year-old Putin, considered close to the Kremlin. All three candidates avoided criticizing Putin's 24-year rule or his decision to launch a special military operation against Ukraine two years ago.
Opposition to Putin also started
However, thousands of Putin's opponents protested at polling stations. The US said that the presidential election in Russia was neither free nor fair. With this victory, former KGB Lieutenant Colonel Vladimir Putin has secured a new term of 6 years. With this he has overtaken Joseph Stalin as the Russian leader who has been in power for the longest time. Putin holds the record for the longest rule in Russia, spanning more than 200 years.
More than 80 lakh people voted
According to an official of the Election Commission of Russia, more than 80 lakh voters cast their votes online in this presidential election. Electronic voting has been used for the first time in the Russian presidential elections. Vladimir Putin was the first person to vote. There were demonstrations against Putin on Friday and Saturday and attempts were made to spoil the ballot paper. Meanwhile, from the initial results it can be said that Vladimir Putin has been successful in maintaining the trust of the Russian people.
