Medvedev officially declared Russia's president-elect
Russian first vice prime minister Dmitry Medvedev, 42 has been officially declared the winner of the March 2 presidential elections.
According to the official final results released by the Russia's Central Elections Commission, Medvedev received 70.28% of votes, with Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov trailing with 17.72% and Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the leader of Liveral Democratic Party, getting 9.35%. Andrey Bogdanov, the leader of the Democratic Party, received just 1,3%. The voters' turnout was 69,81%.
Dmitry Medvedev will be inaugurated as the new Russian president on May 7, reports Belapan.
According to the official final results released by the Russia's Central Elections Commission, Medvedev received 70.28% of votes, with Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov trailing with 17.72% and Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the leader of Liveral Democratic Party, getting 9.35%. Andrey Bogdanov, the leader of the Democratic Party, received just 1,3%. The voters' turnout was 69,81%.
Dmitry Medvedev will be inaugurated as the new Russian president on May 7, reports Belapan.
