Presidential elections were held in Russia from 15 to 17 March 2024. [1] [2] [a] It was the eighth presidential election in the country. The incumbent president Vladimir Putin won with 88% of the vote, the highest percentage in a presidential election in post-Soviet Russia, [4] gaining a fifth term in what was widely viewed as a foregone ...

Mar 17, 2024 · President Vladimir Putin has tightened his grip on the country he has ruled since the turn of the century, winning Russia’s stage-managed election by an overwhelming majority in a result that...

Mar 10, 2024 · Voting in Russia’s 2024 presidential elections will take place over three days between March 15-17. It is the first presidential election in Russia when polls will be open for three days instead of one. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Mar 19, 2024 · Vladimir Putin has secured an unprecedented fifth term as president of Russia. The country’s election commission announced the results of an election in which he faced no serious challenges and which happened amid the strictest crackdown on opposition and free speech since Soviet times.

Mar 17, 2024 · Russian President Vladimir Putin has cemented his grip on power in a landslide election victory that has been widely criticised as lacking democratic legitimacy. In a post-election news...

Mar 17, 2024 · Vladimir Putin has won Russia's presidential election with 87.97% of the vote, according to the first official results showed on Sunday after polls closed.

Mar 17, 2024 · We are ending our LIve coverage of the Russian presidential election, and President Vladimir Putin's landslide victory. Putin won 87.2% of the vote with all votes counted, data from the...

Mar 17, 2024 · President Vladimir V. Putin on Sunday extended his rule over Russia until 2030, using a heavily stage-managed presidential election with no real competition to portray overwhelming public...

Mar 14, 2024 · The presidential vote in Russia, which began Friday and lasts through Sunday, features the trappings of a horse race but is more of a predetermined, Soviet-style referendum. President Vladimir...

Mar 11, 2024 · Russia will hold a presidential election on March 15-17 which President Vladimir Putin is certain to win, barring an unexpected development. That will give the longest serving Kremlin chief...