President for the next six years: Putin declared victory

MOSCOW, (Patria) - As expected, Vladimir Putin won the presidential elections in Russia, winning as much as 73.9 percent of the vote. This is his fourth term, which will last six years.

Pavel Grudinin came in second with 11.2 percent, while Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the leader of the nationalists, received 6.7 percent. According to the report by the television network Russia Today, slightly more than 30 percent of the votes from the eastern parts of the country have been counted, and Putin won more than 70 percent of the votes.

- These results are a sign of trust and hope. This means that people appreciate what we are doing. Thank you for being with us, we will strive to achieve even better results - Putin told those gathered on Red Square in Moscow tonight.