Putin secures landslide victory in Russian election

Voter turnout in the Russian presidential election reached 67.4% as of 6.52 a.m. Moscow Time, Russia's Central Election Commission reported.

The Central Election Commission continues counting the votes on Monday.

Russia's incumbent head of state Vladimir Putin has garnered 76.67% of the vote in the March 18 election with 99.79% of the ballots counted.

More than 108 million Russians were eligible to vote. The overall number of ballots, which were cast during the voting, reached more than 73 million.