State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin: Putin’s victory is an answer to those who sought to destroy Russia. “This is a victory for all citizens of our country! A strong President means a strong Russia!” — concluded the State Duma speaker.

Based on the results of processing 60.09% of the protocols, self-nominated Vladimir Putin received 87.26%. Nikolai Kharitonov from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation receives 4.18%.