Central Election Committee confirms 63.6% votes for Putin![]() March 5, 2012 - 20:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - With all ballots counted, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin gained 63.6 percent of the vote while his closest rival Gennady Zyuganov secured 17.18 percent in Sunday’s presidential election, the Central Election Commission reported on Monday, March 5, according to RIA Novosti. Independent candidate Mikhail Prokhorov secured 7.98 percent, Liberal Democratic Party leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky, 6.22 percent, and A Just Russia Party leader Sergei Mironov, 3.85 percent. Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. Partner news |