Russian Central Election Commission to Announce Final Results of Presidential Vote

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - More than 700 international observers from 106 countries monitored the March 15-17 presidential election in Russia. They noted high voter turnout, transparency, and a high level of technological sophistication.
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The Russian Central Election Commission will officially announce the results of last weekend's presidential election on Thursday.
The announcement is expected at 11 am (08:00 GMT).
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According to preliminary results after the tabulation of 100% of the ballots, incumbent President Vladimir Putin is in the lead with 87.28% of the vote. He is followed by the Communist Party's Nikolay Kharitonov with 4.31%, the New People party's Vladislav Davankov with 3.85%, and the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia's Leonid Slutsky with 3.2%.