Vladimir Putin’s landslide victory in Russia’s presidential election is a remarkable triumph, a singular achievement, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

“The presidential election is over in our country. Incumbent President Vladimir Putin has indeed achieved something truly unique. The level of public support highlights his utter triumph as a candidate, and it is also the best evidence that our country’s people support their president and rally around his policy course,” he pointed out.

According to the Kremlin spokesman, the huge turnout in the election showed how much the people stand behind the head of state. “The record-high voter turnout really speaks volumes about the level of the president’s popular support,” he said.

Russia held its presidential election on March 15-17. For the first time, voting took place over a three-day period and incorporated online voting, which was available in about one-third of the country’s regions. According to the CEC’s data, incumbent head of state Vladimir Putin has 87.32% of the vote with 99.43% of all ballots cast now counted.

Source: Agencies