Vladimir Putin will lead Russia for another six years, after securing an expected victory in the presidential election.
A Russian state exit poll gave him 73.9% of the vote, easily defeating his closest competitor.
The main opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, was barred from the race.
According to BBC report, the scale of victory which had been widely predicted was a marked increase in his share of the vote from 2012, when he won 64% of votes.
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