Vladimir Putin thanked Russians for their 'support' in an address on Thursday after the final results were published.
Russia's electoral chief Ella Pamfilova said final results showed Putin won 87.28 percent of the vote.
Russia formalised Thursday President Vladimir Putin’s victory in last week’s presidential election, dismissing scathing criticism by the West and independent Russian observers that it was the most corrupt vote in post-Soviet history. The Russian leader thanked Russians for their “support” in an address on Thursday after the final results were published.Putin crushed three other hand-picked opponents, who each received tiny percentages of the vote.“It is a different kind of opposition. They do not agree with everything and criticise things… But they are pro-Russian,” she said.
Thousands took part in the opposition’s call to form long queues at midday on the final day of the vote.
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