Kremlin Hails ‘Triumphant Vote of Confidence’ in Referendum
- Putin wins term-limit exemption with 78% voting for plan
- Russian leader scores big win despite sagging poll ratings
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The Kremlin hailed as “a triumphant vote of confidence in President Putin” the overwhelming approval by voters of his bid to extend his two-decade-long rule potentially to 2036.
“Such high levels of turnout and such support would have been hard to forecast,” spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters in a conference call.