Kremlin says election result is ‘eloquent confirmation’ of Putin’s popularity

Vote share of 87.28% is biggest post-Soviet landslide but independent monitors say result is a mockery

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Russia’s election result shows that the people have consolidated around Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin has said after the president took 87.28% of the vote, according to an official tally.

The vote share, which equates to 76 million votes and is by far the biggest landslide in post-Soviet Russian history, follows an election described as a mockery by an independent monitor group.