The early result means Putin, who came to power in 1999, looks to have easily won a new six-year term that would enable him to overtake Josef Stalin and become Russia's longest-serving leader for more than 200 years.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is on course for a fifth term in office after three days of nationwide elections, an exit poll suggests. Victory was never in doubt as his major opponents are dead, in prison or exiled.
President Vladimir Putin’s rule over Russia will be extended for at least another six years, after the Kremlin declared him the landslide winner of a presidential election with no real opposition.
Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed a landslide victory in the country's elections held over the weekend, which means another 6 years in the Kremlin. According to the Russian election commission, Putin won 87% of the vote, but most Western countries have said that the elections were neither fre…
President Vladimir Putin extended his reign over Russia in a landslide election whose outcome was never in doubt, declaring Monday his determination to advance deeper into Ukraine and dangling new threats against the West.
President Vladimir Putin basked in a victory early Monday that was never in doubt, as partial election results underlined the Russian leader’s total control...
Russian President Vladimir Putin is on course for a fifth term in office after three days of nationwide elections, an exit poll suggests. Victory was never in doubt as his major opponents are dead, in prison or exiled.
Russian President Vladimir Putin basked in a victory early Monday that was never in doubt, as partial election results showed him easily securing a fifth term after
Partial election results showed Russian President Vladimir Putin easily securing a fifth term after facing only token challengers and harshly suppressing opposition voices.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will extend nearly a quarter century of rule for six more years after wrapping up an election that gave voters no real alternatives.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is on course for a fifth term in office after three days of nationwide elections, an exit poll suggests. Victory was never in doubt as his major opponents are dead, in prison or exiled.
Almost complete presidential election results underlined Vladimir Putin's total control of Russia's political system but opposition still managed to surface despite harsh suppression.
Vladimir Putin secured an unprecedented fifth term as president of Russia Monday, as the election commission announced the results of a vote in which he faced no serious challenges and which happened amid the strictest crackdown on opposition and free speech since Soviet times.
