Putin Collects 87.97% of Votes in Presidential Elections

The current President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, has garnered 87.97% of the votes in the presidential elections, according to preliminary data from the Central Election Commission (CEC), as reported by РИА Новости.

It is noted that 24.4% of the votes have been processed so far.

This marks a record result in modern Russian history. In 2018, Putin received 76.69% of the votes, in 2012 he garnered 63.6%, while Dmitry Medvedev won with 70.28% in 2008.