Vladimir Putin wins election (Image by (Not Known) commons.wikimedia.org) Details DMCA | Russian President Vladimir Putin has scored a landslide re-election victory for the fourth time with 73.9 percent of votes, according to an exit poll by state-owned pollster, VTsIOM. Putin's new election win will extend his total time in office to nearly a quarter of a century, until 2024. He won election on the promise to use his new term to beef up Russia's defense capability against the West and to raise living standards. According to Reuters, Putin’s loyalists argued that the election result was a vindication of his tough stance towards the West. |
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