{"id":9104,"date":"2018-03-18T19:43:16","date_gmt":"2018-03-19T01:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/?post_type=news&p=9104"},"modified":"2018-03-18T22:04:28","modified_gmt":"2018-03-19T04:04:28","slug":"russia-presidential-election-putin-secures-4th-term-for-another-6-years","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/news\/russia-presidential-election-putin-secures-4th-term-for-another-6-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia Presidential Election: Putin secures 4th term for another 6 years"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Russian President Vladimir Putin won a landslide re-election victory on Sunday (March 18), extending his rule over the world\u2019s largest country for another six years at a time when his ties with the West are on a hostile trajectory.<\/p>\n

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According to the official preliminary results after nearly 30 percent of the votes had been counted, Putin got 73.1 percent of votes.<\/p>\n

The country\u2019s Central Election Commission said vote counting was proceeding more quickly than in the parliamentary elections to the State Duma.<\/p>\n

Critics alleged that officials had compelled people to come to the polls to ensure that voter boredom at the one-sided contest did not lead to a low turnout.<\/p>\n

The election commission recognised that there were some irregularities, but was likely to dismiss wider criticism and declare the overall result legitimate.<\/p>\n

Putin\u2019s thumping victory will extend his total time in office to nearly a quarter of a century, until 2024, by which time he will be 71. Putin has promised to use his new term to beef up Russia\u2019s defences against the West and to raise living standards.<\/p>\n

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Vladimir Putin wins Russian presidential election by big margin<\/a>