CEC: Putin scored 87.28% of the votes based on the results of processing 100% ofThe protocols. According to the Chairman of the Central Election Commission, Ella Pamfilova, the turnout for the elections was 77.44%.
The high turnout is associated with the ongoing dramatic events that the country is going through, the president believes. The leaders of the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States warmly congratulated Vladimir Putin on his convincing victory in the Russian presidential elections. The leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Nikolai Kharitonov gains 4.31%.