Vladimir Putin basks in electoral victory that was never in doubt
Russian President Vladimir Putin basked in a victory early Monday that was never in doubt, as partial election results showed him easily securing a fifth term after facing only token challengers and harshly suppressing opposition voices.
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A woman casts a ballot at a polling station located in the school gymnasium during a presidential election in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, March 15. Voters in Russia are heading to the polls for a presidential election that is all but certain to extend President Vladimir Putin's rule after he clamped down on dissent.2/13
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A woman holds her pet as she leaves a voting booth during a presidential election in the Pacific port city of Vladivostok, 6,416 km (3,987 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Sunday, March 17. Voters in Russia are going to the polls for the last day of a presidential election that is all but certain to extend President Vladimir Putin's rule after he clamped down on dissent.3/13
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Voters queue at a polling station at noon local time in Moscow, Russia, on Sunday, March 17. The Russian opposition has called on people to head to polling stations at noon on Sunday in protest as voting takes place on the last day of a presidential election that is all but certain to extend President Vladimir Putin's rule after he clamped down on dissent. AP can't confirm that all the voters seen at the polling station at noon were taking part in the opposition protest.4/13
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People hold sheets reading "enough" as they protest in downtown Tbilisi, Georgia, Sunday, March 17. Russians at home and abroad are heading to the polls for a presidential election that is all but certain to extend President Vladimir Putin's rule after he clamped down on dissent.5/13
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Russians living in Switzerland gather in front of the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, Sunday, March 17. The Russian opposition has called on people to head to polling stations at noon on Sunday in protest as voting takes place on the last day of a presidential election that is all but certain to extend President Vladimir Putin’s rule after he clamped down on dissent. AP can't confirm that all the voters seen at the polling station at noon were taking part in the opposition protest.’6/13
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A woman walks to cast her ballot at a polling station during a presidential election village of Chikcha, Tyumen municipal district, western Siberia, Russia, Sunday, March 17. Voters in Russia are going to the polls for the last day of a presidential election that is all but certain to extend President Vladimir Putin's rule after he clamped down on dissent.7/13
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Voters queue at a polling station in St. Petersburg, Russia, at noon local time on Sunday, March 17. The Russian opposition has called on people to head to polling stations at noon on Sunday in protest as voting takes place on the last day of a presidential election that is all but certain to extend President Vladimir Putin's rule after he clamped down on dissent. AP can't confirm that all the voters seen at the polling station at noon were taking part in the opposition protest.8/13
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A child casts his parent's ballot as a police officer guards at a polling station during the presidential election in St. Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, March 17. Voters in Russia are going to the polls for the last day of a presidential election that is all but certain to extend President Vladimir Putin's rule after he clamped down on dissent.9/13
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A woman casts a ballot as a police officer guards at a polling station during the presidential election in St. Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, March 17. Voters in Russia are going to the polls for the last day of a presidential election that is all but certain to extend President Vladimir Putin's rule after he clamped down on dissent.10/13
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Yulia Navalnaya, centre, widow of Alexey Navalny, stands in a queue with other voters at a polling station near the Russian embassy in Berlin, after noon local time, on Sunday, March 17. The Russian opposition has called on people to head to polling stations at noon on Sunday in protest as voting takes place on the last day of a presidential election that is all but certain to extend President Vladimir Putin's rule after he clamped down on dissent. AP can't confirm that all the voters seen at the polling station at noon were taking part in the opposition protest.11/13
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Voters queue at a polling station at noon local time in Moscow, Russia, on Sunday, March 17. The Russian opposition has called on people to head to polling stations at noon on Sunday in protest as voting takes place on the last day of a presidential election that is all but certain to extend President Vladimir Putin's rule after he clamped down on dissent. AP can't confirm that all the voters seen at the polling station at noon were taking part in the opposition protest.12/13
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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking on a visit to his campaign headquarters after a presidential election in Moscow, Russia, early Monday, March 18.13/13
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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks on a visit to his campaign headquarters after a presidential election in Moscow, early Monday, March 18.
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