2012 Russian presidential election

Vladimir Putin's inauguration on 7 May 2012.

The 2012 Russian presidential election was a presidential election. It occurred on 4 March 2012 in the Russian Federation.[1] The election was for an extended term of six years.

Incumbent president, Dmitry Medvedev, decided not to run for a second term.[2]

Vladimir Putin, from United Russia, easily won the election. He received 64% of the vote.[3][4]

Results

Candidate Votes %
Vladimir Putin 45,602,075 63.60%
Gennady Zyuganov 12,318,353 17.18%
Mikhail Prokhorov 5,722,508 7.98%
Vladimir Zhirinovsky 4,458,103 6.22%
Sergey Mironov 2,763,935 3.85%
Total votes 70,864,974 100%

Aftermath

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe gave an overall positive review of the election, but they did notice some issues.[5] They found that Putin was given more airtime than other candidates. There were also some cases of carousel voting (which is a type of electoral fraud where supporters drive to multiple polling stations and vote multiple times).[6]Ruža Tomašić, a OSCE observer from Croatia, noted that there were no violations at the five polling stations she observed.[7] A few days after the election, 15,000–20,000 people protested in Moscow against the results.[8] The Communist Party of the Russian Federation did not recognize the results.[9]

2012 Russian Presidential Election Media

References

  1. "Russia's presidential elections scheduled for March 2012". B92. 21 July 2011. http://www.b92.net/eng/news/world-article.php?yyyy=2011&mm=07&dd=21&nav_id=75561. Retrieved 25 September 2011. 
  2. Russia's Putin set to return as president in 2012. 24 September 2011. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15045816. Retrieved 24 September 2011. 
  3. "Putin declared president-elect". Rt.com. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  4. Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation Archived 2018-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Cikrf.ru. Retrieved on 5 March 2012.
  5. "Russia's presidential election marked by unequal campaign conditions, active citizens' engagement, international observers say". Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.
  6. Police break up anti-Putin protest in Moscow, dozens arrested Archived March 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Yohoo News, retrieved 5/3/2012
  7. http://www.tportal.hr/vijesti/svijet/181183/Nisam-vidjela-nepravilnosti-u-Rusiji.html | In Croatian
  8. Moscow protest: opposition call for civil rights campaign against Vladimir Putin after his election victory, Telegraph, retrieved 11/3/2012
  9. Мы не признаем выборы!. kprf.ru. 4 March 2012. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iI6xeLyCHww. Retrieved 6 March 2012.