Vladimir Putin Wins 64% of Votes in Russia Elections
By Ilya Khrennikov -
2012-03-05T04:02:20Z
Vladimir Putin won 64.06 percent of the votes in Russia’s presidential elections, with 97.63 percent of votes counted, state-run television Rossiya 24 reported, citing preliminary data from the Central Electoral Commission.
Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov is second with 17.15 percent, while billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov comes third with 7.61 percent, state television said. The official results will be announced at 10 a.m. in Moscow.
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