Russian President Vladimir Putin won the presidential election, gaining 87,29% of the vote.
Such data were shown by the exit poll of the All-Russian Center for the Study of Public Opinion. This time the elections lasted three days from March 15 to 17.
According to the results of online voting in Moscow, the current president won 89,1% of the vote. Mykola Kharitonov won 3,8% of the vote, Vladyslav Davankov from the "New People" party received 3,73%, and Leonid Slutsky from the LDPR received 2,96% of the vote.
Putin also has "high indicators" in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine in the east (up to 95%), in the Kherson region (88,12%). Putin scored 90,9% in Sevastopol, and 93,27% in Crimea.
WORLD REACTION TO THE ELECTIONS IN THE RUSSIA.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky in an evening video message on March 17, he commented on the "elections" in Russia.
According to him, the Russian dictator "simply got sick of power and is doing everything to rule forever, and there is no such evil that he will not commit to prolong his personal power."
"I thank every state, every leader, all international organizations that call and will call these things by their names. Everything that Russia does on the occupied territory of Ukraine is a crime. For everything done by the Russian murderers in this war and for the sake of Putin's lifetime power, there must be a just retribution. He is most afraid of only one thing - justice." - emphasized Zelensky.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Great Britain David Cameron joined politicians around the world who said rigged voting did not equate to "free and fair" elections.
"By illegally holding elections on the territory of Ukraine, Russia demonstrates that it is not interested in finding a way to peace. Great Britain will continue to provide humanitarian, economic and military assistance to Ukrainians who are defending their democracy." — posted he.
White House spokesman on the UN Security Council, John Kirby on Sunday, March 17, in the evening, spoke about Putin's apparent victory in the pseudo-elections, write Reuters. Russia obviously does not have free or fair elections, given how "Putin has jailed political opponents and prevented other candidates from running against him."
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany заявило, that "pseudo-elections in Russia are neither free nor fair", and their result will not surprise anyone.
"Putin's rule is authoritarian, it relies on censorship, repression and violence. "Elections" in the occupied territories of Ukraine have no legal force and are another violation of international law." - says the statement of the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the microblog X.
At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland guessed, that "voting took place under conditions of extreme repression against society, which make it impossible to make a free, democratic choice."
"The Kremlin's illegal decision to hold elections on the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine deserves particular condemnation. This is a demonstrative violation of international law, in particular the UN Charter, and it can only be considered as another attempt to undermine the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. Poland does not recognize and will never accept the conduct and results of the "elections" held in these territories," — the statement says.
At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic presidential elections of Russia have been named which do not meet international standards.
"The authorities silenced all critical voices and opposition candidates in advance," — emphasized in the foreign policy department.
As for Putin's "elections" in the occupied territories of Ukraine, the Czech authorities called it another manifestation of Russian aggression towards Ukraine.
At Oleksandr Lukashenka stated that the presidential "elections" held in Russia "were conducted in full compliance with national legislation, took place on a competitive basis and under the condition of ensuring the free will of citizens."
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China also congratulated Putin on his victory in the "elections": "We are confident that relations between Russia and China will continue to develop."
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