VCIOM says Putin should be Politician of the Year for a 10th time

Published: 26 Dec 2013 in 15:37 (UTC+3 MSK)

The VCIOM polling center of Russia said that President Vladimir Putin has become the Politician of the Year for the 10th time in a row. He received 44% of the votes, followed by Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu (8%) and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, RIA Novosti reports.Putin had 54% of the votes in 2012, Shoygu had 13%, Lavrov had 16%. Valery Fedorov, head of the polling agency, said that there was no loss of interest in elections in 2013.

The VCIOM polling center of Russia said that President Vladimir Putin has become the Politician of the Year for the 10th time in a row. He received 44% of the votes, followed by Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu (8%) and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, RIA Novosti reports.

Putin had 54% of the votes in 2012, Shoygu had 13%, Lavrov had 16%. Valery Fedorov, head of the polling agency, said that there was no loss of interest in elections in 2013.