In the Russian Kherson region, the final turnout of voters in the presidential elections stands a 83.87%, according to the Regional Election Commission.
“The final turnout in the Russian presidential election in the Kherson Region, including the early voting turnout, is 83.87%,” the commission’s statement read.
The polls in Kherson were closed at 4:00 p.m. local time, and an official count revealed that current president Vladimir Putin has won the district with a landslide victory of 88.12% of the votes.
The rest of the votes were distributed among the remaining candidates as follows: 4.88% for Nikolay Kharitonov, 4.6% for Leonid Slutsky, and 2.03% for Vladislav Davankov.
Putin also has the lead Zaporizhzhia and the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) with an overwhelming majority of 92.95% and 95.23% respectively.
The voting has spanned three days from March 15 until March 17. It marked the first Russian presidential election since the 2020 constitutional reform. The reform had imposed a limit of two terms for any president. This also nullified Putin’s former terms, enabling him to run again.
In this election, four candidates vie for the six-year presidential term. Putin, running independently, competes against Leonid Slutsky of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR), Nikolay Kharitonov of the Communist Party, and Vladislav Davankov representing the New People party.
source: AlMayadeen
