Putin is Russia's new president

Vladimir Putin won Russia’s presidential elections with over sixty percent of the votes.

According to the BBC, he will be returning for a third term, as he has spent the last four years as Russia’s prime minister.

Many people reported fraud and said that some people have voted more than once.

But Putin said he has won in an open and honest manner.

Tens of thousands of people gathered outside the Kremlin where Putin lives to celebrate his victory.

There were indications that some supporters were forced to attend.

Voting results show that Putin won a sixty-four per cent victory over nearest rival Gennady Zyuganov who got only seventeen per cent.

The three other candidates all had less than ten per cent of the votes.

Zyuganov said the elections were unfair and unworthy.

Alleged fraud came despite the many web cameras and independent observers in the different polling stations.

Overall elections turnout was higher than fifty-eight per cent at 6pm, which is considerably higher than in the 2008 elections.