Moscow, Mar 18 (UNI) Vladimir Putin is leading in the presidential election in Russia with 87.33% of the votes, according to data from the Russian Central Election Commission after processing 99.01% of ballots.

Nikolay Kharitonov, the chairman of the lower house Far East and Arctic development committee, has received 4.31% of votes, Leonid Slutsky, the chairman of the lower house international affairs committee – 3.19%, lower house Deputy Chairman Vladislav Davankov – 3.79%, the data showed.

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