Historically, the victory of Vladimir Putin in the presidential election, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin. He explained that for a country with a presidential form of government, it is especially important that the head of state is a person who enjoys the confidence of the majority of citizens. "The data received from virtually all polling stations have already been processed," Volodin told the deputies, noting that the CEC will announce the final figures in the near future. - With absolute support in the election, our president Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin won.

Let's congratulate him on the victory, "the speaker announced to the applause of the parliamentarians who rose from the seats. As Volodin pointed out, "for the first time in the political history of Russia" the candidate for the post of head of state received the votes of the majority of the population of the country.

"This will allow the president to work more efficiently and solve problems," the speaker of the lower chamber. According to preliminary data of the CEC, Putin has 76.69% of the vote. The turnout was 67.49%.