Putin becomes president for the 5th time: Warning of World War 3 in his victory speech – Last Minute World News

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The winner of the election in Russia was Vladimir Putin with a record number of votes. Putin received more than 87 percent of the votes, becoming the leader with the highest vote rate since the collapse of the Soviet Union.

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The election participation rate was announced as 74.22 percent. In the 2018 election, this rate was 67.5 percent.

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Putin, who appeared in front of the cameras after his 5th election victory, said, “Russia will now be stronger and more effective.” said.

“The high participation rate has something to do with the situation we are in. We literally need to fight with weapons for the interests of our people and to build a good future,” Putin said. he said.

4 Russian Presidents emphasized Western support for Ukraine in his victory speech.
Claiming that NATO forces were in Ukraine, Putin claimed that this could bring the world to the brink of the third world war.

The Russian President also stated that progress is being made every day in the war in Ukraine. He stated that the situation on the field was under Russia’s initiative.

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Putin evaluated France’s ceasefire proposal covering the Olympic Games. “We are ready to meet,” he said.
He said that they would act in line with Russia’s interests on the front.

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NAVALNI HAS ACCEPTED THE EXCHANGE

Also on Putin’s agenda was the death of Alexei Navalni, who died in prison last month.

Putin said, “A few days before Navalni’s death, it was said that he had the idea of ​​exchanging with prisoners in the West. I accepted the Navalni exchange. But I had only one condition. That was that Navalni should never return to Russia again.” said.

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According to the exit poll of the Fom company, Nikolay Kharitonov from the Communist Party received 4.7 percent of the votes, Vladislav Davankov from the New People’s Party received 3.6 percent, and Leonid Slutskiy from the Liberal Democratic Party received 2.5 percent. 1.4 percent of the votes were deemed invalid.

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Polls were held for the presidential election in Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014, and in the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia regions, which it annexed in 2022.

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In the election where 4 candidates competed for the presidency, current President Vladimir Putin became an independent candidate with the support of the United Russia Party.

Liberal Democratic Party Chairman Leonid Slutskiy was on the ballot paper as a candidate for his own party, Nikolay Kharitonov as a candidate for the Communist Party, and Vladislav Davankov as a candidate for the New People’s Party.

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It is possible for Putin to become a candidate in 2030 with the constitutional amendment in 2020.

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FIRST REACTION FROM ZELENSKY

The first reaction to the election result came from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Zelenski said that the elections had no legitimacy. “Putin wants to rule forever,” he said.

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WHITE HOUSE: IT IS CLEAR THAT THE ELECTION WAS NOT FREE AND FAIR

The White House also made a statement, saying, “Given how Putin imprisoned his political rivals or did not allow them to vote, it is clear that the election was not free and fair.”

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RUSSIAN OPPOSITIONS FLOWED TO THE BALLOT BOXES

The last day of the presidential elections in Russia was marked by the call to action of supporters of oppositionist Alexei Navalni, who died suspiciously in prison last month. Today, long queues formed both in Russia and in front of Russian diplomatic missions. Navalni’s wife also queued to vote in Berlin.

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Navalnaya had asked the Russian opposition to go to the polls in droves at noon on the last day of the election. She called on people to vote for one of the other candidates against President Vladimir Putin or to cast invalid votes.

It was reported that the density at the polls increased in the afternoon, especially the number of young people increased. The number of people in the queue reached hundreds in some places and thousands in others.

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RUSSIANS LIVING IN TURKEY ARE AT THE BALLOT BOX

Russian citizens living in Turkey went to the polls for the presidential election in their country. Due to the election in which Russians showed great interest, long queues formed at the voting centers in Istanbul and Antalya.
Hundreds of people waited in line for hours to vote.

ELECTION QUEUE ON İSTİKLAL STREET

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