Vladimir Putin returns as President with 87.17 per cent votes, sets priorities for new term

Russian President Vladimir Putin won the presidential elections receiving 8717 per cent of the votes based on the result of processing 70 per cent of the electoral protocols Russiabased TASS reported citing data from the Central Election Commission of the Russian FederationThe Communist Party of the Russian Federation candidate Nikolai Kharitonov secured the second spot with 41 per cent of the votes while New People Party candidate Vladislav Davankov stood third with 48 per cent votesThe Liberal Democratic Party of Russia LDPR candidate Leonid Slutsky received a mere 315 per cent of the votes countedAccording to preliminary data as of 6 pm Moscow time on Sunday the voter turnout in the presidential elections which for the first time took place over three days from March 1517 stood at 7422 per cent Voter turnout for the elections held in 2018 was 6754 per centPutin received more votes in comparison to the 2018 elections where he bagged 7669 per cent of the total votes counted The performance of the other candidates was lower than that of the previous competitors of Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2018 according to reportsIn 2018 Pavel Grudinin who was the candidate for the Communist Party of the Russian Federation received 1177 per cent of the votes while LDPR candidate Vladimir Zhirinovsky LDPR bagged 565 per cent votesAll three parties that nominated candidates for the 2024 elections can count on receiving funds from the federal budget TASS reported adding that as per law all parties have the right to funding even if their candidate vying for the post of head of state overcomes the three per cent barrier For each vote the party will receive 152 Roubles the report notedThis was the first time remote electronic voting was used for the presidential elections in Russia Residents used the federal platform in 28 regions while people in Moscow cast votes on their own platformThe final turnout for online voting on the federal platform stood at 94 per cent meaning that 44 million people cast their votes online In Moscow almost 37 million electronic ballots were issued including voters who used special terminals at polling stationsAccording to the results of remote electronic voting on the federal platform Putin secured the first spot with 8741 per cent of the votes while Davankov stood in second place with 628 votes Slutsky followed at 375 per cent while Kharitonov received just 256 per cent of the votes countedPutin won with 891 per cent of the votes in Moscow followed by Davankov in second place with 44 per cent Kharitonov and Slutsky were in the third and fourth spots with 33 per cent and 32 per cent votes respectivelyPutin also secured handsome wins in Donbas and Novorossiya by huge margins He also posted wins in areas of Ukraine such as Kherson Luhansk Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk TASS reportedBased on the results of processing 100 per cent of the protocols Putin received 8812 per cent of the votes in the Kherson region 8812 per cent votes in Zaporizhzhia 9412 per cent votes in the Luhansk Peoples Republic and 9523 per cent votes in the Donetsk Peoples Republic according to TASSPutin arrived at his election headquarters and expressed gratitude to his staff while stressing that Russia must become even stronger and more effective He also thanked the people of Russia who voted while acknowledging the involvement of those in the ongoing military operations against UkraineSpeaking to reporters Putin said the tasks in his new term include the solution of problems within the framework of the Northern Military District and strengthening the countrys defence capability He stressed that the actions of the Russian military were more than active defence according to TASSKharitonov said observers from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation did not record any serious violations during the elections the state agency reported adding that Slutsky too said there were no significant violations and called the incidents reported by the LDPR very minor rough edgesDavankov said he was pleased to take second place according to the results of remote electronic voting the agency reportedPutin has served four terms as Russian President He was first elected President in 2000 and again in 2004 2012 and 2018This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever