Putin's big victory, but with numerous irregularities

Vladimir Putin will lead Russia for another six years after winning the expected victory Saturday evening in the presidential election.

Putin, who has led the country either as president or as prime minister since 1999, has received over 76 per cent of the vote.

Putin's opposition leader and greatest opponent, Alexei Navalny, has not been allowed to race.

Addressing the crowd in Moscow, Putin said the <x0-voltors have recognised the achievements of the past”.

Speaking to reporters after the results were announced, he has laughed at a reporter's question that “is intended to compete after six years for another mandate”.

What you're saying is a little ridiculous. You think I'm gonna be here until I'm 100? No”, Putin said.

The rate of victory that has been widely predictable has increased considerably from Putin's victory in 2012.

Putin had won that world by 64 percent.

The second of these elections has emerged as a Russian millionaire, Communist Pavel Gurdin, who received about 12 percent.

Also in the race were Ksenia Sobchak, former television presentation, and nationalist Vladimir Jirinovsky received less than two percent, respectively, six percent.

Putin's campaign team have named the outcome an extraordinary profit”.

The percentage we have speaks for itself. It's a mandate Putin needs for future decisions, and there's a lot of them”, a spokesperson for Interfax has said, Klan Kosova reports.

In some areas, free food and drink have been offered during the time of the vote near polling stations.

Also in several videos from election centres, irregularities have been seen in a number of cities across Russia.

In some videos, there are election officials filling boxes with ballot papers.

Putin's opponent, Navally, has not been allowed to participate in the elections as a consequence of a conviction for impunity, or embezzlement of profits, but which he has said this charge and sentence was fabricated by power.

During election day, the independent Golios monitoring group has observed hundreds of irregularities, including;

Papers found in ballot boxes still open

Monitors are not allowed to enter some election centres

Some people have been sent to the polls and forced to vote

Cameras at the polls have been blocked by things in order to block the view

There have been many other irregularities, but Ella Pamfilova, head of the Central Election Commission, has said there were no serious violations.

We've analyzed and monitored everything we could, everything we've achieved. Thank God everything so far has been modest irregularities”, she said.

On Sunday it was the first time he was voted into Crime, since Russia has taken this region from Ukraine.