Russia's Vladimir Putin wins fourth term as president

Russia's presidential candidate, President Vladimir Putin, casts his ballot at a polling station in Moscow on March 18, 2018. He has retained his grip on the country. PHOTO | SERGEI CHIRIKOV | AFP

By  AFP

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  • The exit poll from 1,200 polling stations around Russia gave second place to Communist candidate Pavel Grudinin.

MOSCOW

Vladimir Putin is projected to win the Russian presidential election with 73.9 per cent of the vote, securing a fourth Kremlin term, according to an exit poll by state-owned pollster VTsIOM.

The exit poll from 1,200 polling stations around Russia gave second place to Communist candidate Pavel Grudinin with 11.2 per cent.

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VTsIOM said in a statement that over 37 per cent of those polled refused to say who they voted for.

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