As expected, following a three day ‘vote’, Vladimir Putin has once again crowned himself president of Russia.
As of 9 a.m. Moscow time, according to the central electoral commission, 99.7 per cent of ballot papers had been counted with Putin claiming 87 per cent of the vote – higher than he’s managed in any other previous election.
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