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Putin Wins In Landslide That OSCE Says Lacked 'Genuine Competition'RFE/RLMOSCOW -- Vladimir Putin has coasted to a fourth term as Russia's president, scoring a landslide victory in an election Kremlin opponents said was marred by fraud and international observers said gave voters no "real choice."A nearly complete ballot count showed Putin winning 76.7 percent of the vote, Central Election Commission chief Ella Pamfilova said on March 19 -- more than he received in any of his three previous elections and the highest percentage handed to any post-Soviet Russian leader. The other seven candidates were far behind.While tainted by allegations of fraud -- in some cases backed by webcam footage appearing to show blatant ballot-box stuffing -- the resounding win sets Moscow's longest-ruling leader since Soviet dictator Josef Stalin up for six more years in office amid severely strained ties with the West.Read more at: https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-putin-landslide-victory-violations-vote-pressure/29108915.html
