Russia Elections: President Vladimir Putin Easily Wins New 6-Year Term
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Russian President Vladimir Putin received 75 percent of votes cast so far in the country's Sunday's election, easily winning another six-year term as Russia's leader.
Meanwhile, Communist Party candidate Pavel Grudinin was in second with 13 percent, followed by nationalist Vladimir Zhirinovsky with 6 percent, results from the Central Electoral Commission showed with about half of all ballots cast counted.
Putin addressed thousands on the Manezhnaya Square near the Kremlin with a short speech, thanking supporters for the election results.
"I see in this minimum a recognition for what I did in the past year under very complicated circumstances. I see in this trust and hope that we will continue to work as intensely and as responsibly," said Putin.
"We have to preserve this unity. It's very important to attract all these people who voted for other candidates to my side. We need unity in order to move forward."
Turnout was 59.5 percent, according to the commission's results. Before voting began, there were reports that Russian authorities were worried about a potential low turnout that could affect its perceived legitimacy.
Relatively, Golos reported turnout in some regions in the Far East was higher than the last presidential elections of 2012.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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