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The incumbent head of State secured 87 per cent of the votes cast. Taking second place, according to exit polls, was Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) candidate, Mr Nikolay Kharitonov, with 4.6 per cent.

The possibility of a US withdrawal from NATO, which former US President Donald Trump has mentioned during his campaign to retake the White House in this November’s presidential election, would give rise to doubts about the future of the alliance itself