With final results due to be declared later Monday, Vladimir Putin appeared on course to be re-elected decisively in what one of his challengers described as a “filthy election.”
Putin, who will serve another six-year-term bringing him just short of ruling Russia for as long as Communist dictator Joseph Stalin, didn’t wait for the final tally and addressed supporters at a flag-waving anniversary rally off Moscow’s Red Square, marking Crimea’s annexation by Russia four years ago.
Speaking from a stage to a cheering crowd, Putin said his victory was a recognition of what had been achieved in the past few years. …read more
Source: Voice of America
