  Russia’s Putin gains 63.82% of votes, with 99% of ballots counted March 5, 2012 - 09:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin secured 63.82 percent, or 44.9 million votes, as 99 percent of all ballots have been counted in the presidential elections, the Russian Central Election Commission (CEC) said on Monday, March 5. The Communist leader, Gennady Zyuganov received 17.18 percent of the vote, which is equivalent to over 12 million ballots, while the independent candidate, Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov came in third with 7.77 percent (5.4 million votes). Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the charismatic leader of the nationalist LDPR party, came fourth with 6.23 percent, or 4.3 million votes. The A Just Russia party candidate and former Federation Council speaker Sergei Mironov tails the list with 3.84 percent (2.7 million votes) for his support.   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
