General Secretary congratulates Mr. Putin on re-election as Russian President
The leader of the Communist Party of Vietnam expressed support as Vladimir Putin won a landslide victory in the election on March 18.
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Russian President Putin. Photo:Reuters. |
On March 19, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong sent a congratulatory message to Mr. Putin when he was re-elected as President of Russia.VNAreport
Mr. Putin won 76.6% of the votes out of 99% of the votes counted.in the election on March 18,overwhelming victory over other candidates.About 55 million voters supported him..More than 108 million people in Russia and nearly two million Russians living abroad are eligible to vote in this year's election.
With this result, Mr. Putin won a fourth term and became the leader of Russia for the next 6 years. In his victory speech near Red Square on March 18, Mr. Putin told the crowd that he considered the victory as a vote of confidence in his achievements under difficult conditions.
"It is important to maintain this spirit of unity. We must think about the future of our great Fatherland," Mr Putin said before asking the crowd to chant: "Russia!" He added that there would be difficulties ahead, but Russia had a chance to achieve a breakthrough.
