MOSCOW, Monday, March 18, 2024 (WAFA) – Vladimir Putin is leading with 87% in Russia's presidential elections, according to exit poll data announced by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center.
He is followed by the Communist Party’s Nikolai Kharitonov with 4.6%, the center said.
Vladislav Davankov from the New People party secured 4.2% of the vote, while Leonid Slutsky, the leader of the LDPR (Liberal Democratic Party of Russia), got 3% of the vote.
The Russian Public Opinion Research Center is a state-owned polling institution.
The election was observed by 1,115 international observers and experts from 129 countries.
The newly elected president will serve a term of six years.
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