Early results show Russia's Putin on course to retain seat
Russian President Vladimir Putin is on course to secure another term as president.
71-year-old Vladimir Putin is poised to win the Russian presidential election by a large margin. / Photo: AFP / AFP
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.
Some 1.2% of the ballots were invalidated.
The Russian Public Opinion Research Center is a state-owned polling institution.
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