Early results show Russia's Putin on course to retain seat

Early results show Russia's Putin on course to retain seat

Russian President Vladimir Putin is on course to secure another term as president.
71-year-old Vladimir Putin is poised to win the Russian presidential election by a large margin. / Photo: AFP

Vladimir Putin is leading with 87% in Russia's presidential elections, according to exit poll data announced by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center.

He is followed by the Communist Party’s Nikolai Kharitonov with 4.6%, the center said.

Vladislav Davankov from the New People Party secured 4.2% of the vote, while Leonid Slutsky, the leader of the LDPR (Liberal Democratic Party of Russia), got 3% of the vote.

Some 1.2% of the ballots were invalidated.

The Russian Public Opinion Research Center is a state-owned polling institution.

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