Vladimir Putin’s Win Russian President Reelection With A Landslide

Russian President Vladimir Putin has secured a fifth term in office through a landslide win.

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia emerged from the three-day, stage-managed presidential vote that ended Sunday declaring that his overwhelming win represented a public mandate to act as needed in the war in Ukraine as well as on various domestic matters, feeding unease among Russians about what comes next.

After facing only token challengers and harshly suppressing opposition voices, Putin extended his nearly quarter-century rule for six more years.

Russia’s Central Election Commission said Monday that with nearly 100% of all precincts counted, Putin had won 87.29% of the vote. Commission chief Ella Pamfilova said nearly 76 million voters cast their ballots for Putin, his highest vote tally ever.