Russia's president Vladimir Putin, who faced no serious challengers in the election, won a landslide victory with 87.28 per cent of the vote and a record turnout of 77.44 per cent, according to the Central Election Commission.

The U.S., the U.K. and Germany say the election was neither free nor fair, citing the censorship and imprisonment of Putin's political opponents. Putin dismissed the criticisms and protests on Monday, and Russia's electoral commission says the vote took place under proper scrutiny.

Russian electors in Tallinn, Estonia were reported to have voted 75% in favour of Putin. Putin's victory was challenged in some major European cities outside of the Russia, where Vladislav Davankov, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma of Russia and member of the New People party, took first place in some polling stations set up for Russian absentee voters.

In Warsaw, Prague and The Hague, Davankov, who was the favoured candidate of part of the opposition electorate, won more than half of the votes, with a 51.01%, 59.89% and 56.88% share respectively. He also won in Vilnius with 39.22% (Putin at 29.74%) and in Haifa with 40.82% (Putin at 33.93%).

In most other cities around the world, Putin's win was reported as follows:

Baku: Putin (77.26%), Davankov (14.23%).
Bishkek: Putin (73.81%), Davankov (18.94%).
Genoa: Putin (70.86%), Davankov (19.55%).
Phuket: Putin (48.24%), Davankov (38.93%).
Riga: Putin (68.25%), Davankov (18.97%).
Seoul: Putin (41.47%), Davankov (39.65%).
Sofia: Putin (59.93%), Davankov (28.01%).
Tallinn: Putin (75.22%), Davankov (12.76%).
Tashkent: Putin (57.95%), Davankov (31.92%).

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