Vladimir Putin Projected to Easily Win 5th Term as Russian President, Granting Him Power Until 2030
Vladimir Putin.Photo: ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Vladimir Putinis projected to have easily won a fifth term as Russian president, putting him on track to have the role until at least 2030, according to multiple outlets. Shortly after the polls closed, the head of the Russian Central Election Commission (CEC) said Putin had secured 87.9% of the vote, with 24.4% of the count in, perCNN. He is the longest-serving Kremlin leader since dictator Josef Stalin, who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953....