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Vladimir Putin has won the presidential election in Russia with 87.28% of the votes after 100% of ballots were counted, the latest data from the Russian Central Election Commission (CEC) showed on Monday.
Nikolay Kharitonov from the Communist Party of Russian Federation (CPRF) received 4.31% of the votes, Leonid Slutsky from the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) has 3.20%, and Vladislav Davankov from the New People party got 3.85%.
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