2000 Russian presidential election

2000 Russian presidential election

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Opinion polls
Registered	109,372,043
Turnout	68.64% ( 0.14pp)
Nominee Vladimir Putin Gennady Zyuganov Grigory Yavlinsky Party Independent Communist Yabloko Alliance Unity, OVR, SPS Popular vote 39,740,467 21,928,468 4,351,450 Percentage 53.44% 29.49% 5.85%
Results by federal subject Vladimir Putin:      40–45%      45–50%      50–55%      55–60%      60–65%      65–70%      75–80%      80–85%      85–90% Gennady Zyuganov:      40–45%      45–50% Aman Tuleyev:      50–55%
Acting President before election Vladimir Putin Independent Elected President Vladimir Putin Independent

Presidential elections were held in Russia on 26 March 2000.^[1] Incumbent prime minister and acting president Vladimir Putin, who had succeeded Boris Yeltsin after his resignation on 31 December 1999, was seeking a four-year term in his own right and won the elections in the first round.