Vladimir Putin gets majority of votes

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According to the first data just published by the Central Election Commission, the current Russian President Vladimir Putin leads in the presidential elections by a huge margin over the other candidates with 87.97% support.

According to the exit poll data from VCIOM and Public Opinion Foundation, Vladimir Putin leads in the Russian presidential elections with a record number of votes in the history of modern Russia.

The current President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, wins in the presidential elections of the Russian Federation with the 87.97% of the votes after processing 24.4% of the ballots, the Central Election Commission (CEC) reports.

Nikolay Kharitonov gains 3.8% of the votes, Leonid Slutsky - 2.96% of the votes, Vladislav Davankov - 3.73% of the votes.