China, Iran, North Korea, Uzbekistan and Venezuela congratulate Putin on election "victory" – photo

Iran, China, North Korea, Uzbekistan, and Venezuela congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin on his "victory" in the presidential elections of the Russian Federation, even though the Central Election Commission has not officially finished counting the votes yet.

Source: Kremlin-aligned Russian news agency RIA Novosti; Korean Central News Agency; Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, on Telegram; Nicolás Maduro, President of Venezuela, on Twitter (X).

Quote from RIA Novosti: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China congratulated Putin on his victory in the elections."

Details: RIA Novosti also adds that the Chinese ministry expresses confidence that "Sino-Russian relations will continue to develop".

Furthermore, it is reported that the President of Iran has already congratulated Putin. 

Additionally, Putin has been congratulated by the leader of North Korea Kim Jong Un, the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, and the President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro.

In particular, Maduro stated that "it was a flawless electoral process" which "demonstrated [the nation’s] democracy in an exemplary manner."

"We embrace the entire Russian people and the United Russia party," wrote the President of Venezuela.

Envío mis felicitaciones al hermano pueblo de Rusia y al presidente Vladímir Putin por su extraordinaria victoria en las elecciones presidenciales de la Federación de Rusia. Ha sido un proceso electoral impecable que en estos últimos 3 días ha demostrado su participación… pic.twitter.com/w2Xe59xUwA

— Nicolás Maduro (@NicolasMaduro) March 17, 2024

It is worth noting that the counting of votes is not yet officially complete.

The Central Election Commission reports that 99.75% of the ballots have been counted. These data indicate that Putin is to win with 87.29% of the votes. 

The remaining three candidates received no more than 3-4% of the votes each. 

Earlier, RIA Novosti reported that the voter turnout in the presidential elections was supposedly record-breaking. It was also reported that the election commission even decided to count ballots stained with ink.

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