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Putin Secures Fifth Term with Record-Breaking Vote Share

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Russian President Vladimir Putin won the Russian presidential election by a landslide, achieving the highest vote share ever recorded.

Russian President Vladimir Putin [Photo=Newsis]

Announced by the Russian Central Election Commission on the 18th, the Russian presidential election, held from the 15th to the 17th, was virtually completed with a vote count of 99.75% by afternoon Korean time.

Putin won 87% of the vote, securing a fifth term in office.

According to Sputnik News, Putin’s vote share in this election exceeded the previous record of 76.69% set in 2018 by more than 10 points. It was 63.6% in 2012, 71.3% in 2004, and 52.9% in 2000.

The voter turnout reached 74.22%, slightly below the all-time high of 74.66% in the presidential election on June 12, 1991, making it the second highest in history.

Putin, who took office in 2000, served consecutive terms as president, initially limited to four years.

Blocked by a restriction on three consecutive terms, he made his confidant Dmitry Medvedev the president from 2008 to 2012 and became the prime minister with the presidential authority. During his time as prime minister, the presidential term was extended to six years.

Putin ran in the 2012 presidential election and was elected in 2018.

In 2021, Russia revised its election law, enabling President Putin to run in the 2024 and 2030 presidential elections. If successful, Putin could remain in power until 2036, when he will be 84 years old.

The official inauguration ceremony for President Putin is scheduled for May 7.

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