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- Took place: March 2, 2008
- Polls open from 8AM-8PM local time
- Total electorate: 107.2 million voters
- Voter turnout: 74.7 million votes (69.7%)
- Incumbent Vladimir Putin still extremely popular at time of election
- Russia's constitution forbade Putin from running for third term
- Putin endorsed Dmitry Medvedev's campaign
- Endorsement gave Medvedev a great advantage over opposition
- The OSCE, Europe's main election watchdog, boycotted the election because of restrictions imposed by Moscow
- Garry Kasparov, famous Chess grand master dropped out of the race before official elections
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The Russian Federation held presidential elections on March 2, 2008. Popular incumbent Vladimir Putin officially endorsed Dmitry Medvedev's campaign, which gave Medvedev a significant advantage.Pew Research Center: Putin's Popularity Propels Chosen Successor in Russian Election (February 27, 2008) Opposing parties failed to unify under a single candidate, and Medvedev won the election by a margin of over 50%.Russian Central Election Commission: Official 2008 Presidential Election Results
Official Candidates
- Dmitry Medvedev (Independent)
- Andrey Bogdanov (Democratic Party of Russia)
- Vladimir Zhirinovsky (Liberal Democratic Party of Russia)
- Gennady Zyuganov (Communist Party of the Russian Federation)
Election Results
- Winner: Dmitry Medvedev
- Votes: 52.5 million votes (70.3%)
- Runner-up: Gennady Zyuganov
- Votes: 13.2 million votes (17.7%)
- Third place: Vladimir Zhirinovsky
- Votes: 6.9 million votes (9.4%)
- Fourth place: Andrey Bogdanov
Claims of Fraud
Because Dmitry Medvedev won by a huge margin, and the OSCE boycotted the election, some to believed that the results of the election were fraudulent. These allegations were mostly of international origin, and were often dismissed by Russian nationals.BBC: Viewpoints - Russian presidential election (February 28, 2008)-
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Russian Presidential Election 2008 Questions
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Russian Presidential Election 2008 Recent News
- Google News: Russia Election 2008 (Presidential)
Russian Presidential Election 2008 - Medvedev Victory Commentary
- Wall Street Journal: Medvedev Wins, but Will He Lead? (March 3, 2008)
- International Herald Tribune: Time for a new Russia strategy (March 3, 2008)
- CNN News: The key tests for Russia's new president (March 3, 2008)
- BBC News: Russia: World watching for any change (March 3, 2008)
- Times Online: Will Medvedev be a dedicated follower of Putin's peculiar fashion sense? (March 3, 2008)
- The Economist: Russia's uneasy handover (February 28, 2008)
- "...Mr Putin will probably still be around as prime minister...Nobody can predict exactly how this duo will work, although Mr Putin has made it clear that he intends to be highly active, not least in foreign and defence policy...Medvedev has promised to stick to the “successful” policies of his predecessor."
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