Russian President Putin wins big, re-elected for 5th term

The Russian Central Election Commission (CEC) has announced the preliminary results of the 2024 presidential election. TASS news agency cited the latest updated data at 22:41 Moscow time (2:41 March 18, Vietnam time) saying that after about 50% of the votes were counted, incumbent President Vladimir Putin was leading with 87.34% of the votes.

President Vladimir Putin delivers victory speech

In second place was Nikolay Kharitonov of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation with 4.11% of the vote. Vladislav Davankov of the New People's Party had 4.01% of the vote and Leonid Slutsky of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia had 3.11%.

Voter turnout as of 9 p.m. was 74.2%. This year's Russian presidential election takes place over three days, March 15-17. The last polling station to close was in the Kaliningrad region.

According to RT, President Putin gave a victory speech at his campaign headquarters in Moscow. The leader stressed that "the country's only source of power is the Russian people" and that every citizen's vote counts when it comes to charting a new course for the country.

Mr Putin, who is expected to serve a fifth term as president, noted that Russia would face many challenges but that its people would be ready for them if they were united. The leader said that no one had ever succeeded in intimidating and oppressing Russia. "They have not succeeded, are not succeeding and will not succeed. Never," Mr Putin told supporters.

President Putin also thanked the Russian people for their trust in him, pledging to do his utmost to solve the country's tasks and achieve the goals that everyone prioritizes.

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