Putin Wins Russian Presidential Election

On March 18, Putin answered questions from reporters at the campaign headquarters in Moscow, the Russian capital.

According to data released by the Russian Central Election Commission in the early morning of the 18th local time, among the 85% of votes counted in the Russian presidential election, current President Putin led other candidates by a wide margin with 87.19% of the votes, and has actually won the presidential election.

Putin delivered a speech at the campaign headquarters in the early morning of the 18th, thanking all voters for their support. He said that Russia is a big family, and the results of this election reflect the trust and expectations of voters, and all the country's tasks will be completed. Russia will move forward and become more solid, stronger and more efficient.

Putin said at the subsequent press conference that he would continue to promote national development in the new term. He said that all major tasks for national development have been spelled out in the recent State of the Nation Address to both houses of Parliament and that every effort will be made to achieve the set goals.