Russian President Vladimir Putin wins fifth term as Russian President

An infographic breakdown of the Russian Federation Presidential elections, which was held from March 15th through the 17th, and detailing Vladimir Putin’s decisive win.

Turnout in the Russian Presidential elections was relatively high at 77.44%, with President Putin taking 87.28% of the vote, while in second place, Nikolai Kharitonov of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation taking 4.31% of the vote, Vladislav Davankov of the New People Party taking 3.85% and Leonid Slutsky of the LDPR Party taking 3.2% of votes.

To win in Russian Presidential elections, a candidate must receive at least 50% of the popular vote.

More than 8 million Russian voters took advantage of remote electronic voting procedures, while another 2.6 million participated in early voting.