Putin secures landslide victory in Russian presidential election

Admin I Monday, March 18, 2024

 

MOSCOW, President Vladimir Putin has secured a  landslide victory in Russia’s presidential election held for three days from March 15-17, 2024. This is the first time that voting took place over a three-day period and incorporated online voting, which was available in about one-third of the country’s regions. 

According to the CEC’s data, incumbent head of state Vladimir Putin polled  87.32% of the vote with 99.43% of all ballots cast. The election effectively secured Putin’s reign for the next six years. It is his third term in office and he will now be in office until 2030.

Speaking on the election,  Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov described Putin’s victory as remarkable.

“The presidential election is over in our country. Incumbent President Vladimir Putin has indeed achieved something truly unique. The level of public support highlights his utter triumph as a candidate, and it is also the best evidence that our country’s people support their president and rally around his policy course,” he pointed out.

He said that the huge turnout in the election showed how much the people stand behind the head of state.

 “The record-high voter turnout really speaks volumes about the level of the president’s popular support,” he said.