Presidential elections were held in Russia from 15 to 17 March 2024. [1] [2] [a] It was the eighth presidential election in the country. The incumbent president Vladimir Putin won with 88% of the vote, the highest percentage in a presidential election in post-Soviet Russia, [4] gaining a fifth term in what was widely viewed as a foregone ...

On 15-17 March 2024, more than two years into the unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression on Ukraine, and one month after the sudden death in custody of the opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Russia will hold its presidential election.

Mar 19, 2024 · The 2024 presidential election was an orchestrated competition without any real choice. Putin faced three Kremlin-approved quiescent opponents (the fewest in any of the five presidential elections for which he has been a candidate), only one of …

Mar 17, 2024 · President Vladimir Putin has tightened his grip on the country he has ruled since the turn of the century, winning Russia’s stage-managed election by an overwhelming majority in a result that...

Mar 14, 2024 · Russians go to the polls this week to elect a president, but with virtually no one to challenge him, there's little doubt current President Vladimir Putin will win a fifth term. So why do...

Mar 15, 2024 · MOSCOW — Russians head to the polls Friday through Sunday for presidential elections certain to deliver President Vladimir Putin a fifth term in office, cementing his already quarter-century...

Mar 17, 2024 · In the parts of occupied Ukraine that Russia calls its "new regions", polls opened 10 days before election day, and social media was awash with ads urging people to go vote. Voters were given a...

Mar 14, 2024 · Russia is holding a presidential election that is all but certain to extend Vladimir Putin’s rule throughout this decade and into the 2030s. Most votes will be cast over three days from Friday,...

Mar 22, 2024 · The incumbent president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, was the winner of the election held in the country between March 15 and 17, 2024, having received 87.29 percent of the votes as of March 18,...

Mar 11, 2024 · MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia will hold a presidential election on March 15-17 which President Vladimir Putin is certain to win, barring an unexpected development. That will give the longest...