Vladimir Putin shed a tear at a victory rally outside the Kremlin walls last night, as Russian voters handed him a new six-year presidential term in a vote that opposition activists claimed was marred with irregularities.
With 99% of the vote counted, Mr Putin had received nearly 65 percent of the vote, well over the 50 percent needed for victory in the first round. Communist veteran Gennady Zyuganov a distant second with around 17 percent .... Read more at http://www.independent.co.uk
