Prime Minister has won a third term as the country's President after having served in his current role for four years. Prime Minister was elected to his third term as after the country's , causing concern from local and international communities about the legitimacy of the election.  observers, including those from the , however, reported that they saw "ballot stuffing and other irregularities" at almost a third of polling stations across the country, and reported that industrial plants may have violated the law by "bussing workers to polling stations." Outgoing president is expected to become the country's Prime Minister. A spokeswoman for  Foreign Policy chief Catherine Ashton "broadly agrees with reports... that highlighted problems with Sunday's election," and that the European Union will be "encouraging Russia to address these shortcomings."
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has won a third term as the country's President after having served in his current role for four years. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was elected to his third term as after the country's , causing concern from local and international communities about the legitimacy of the election. European observers, including those from the , however, reported that they saw "ballot stuffing and other irregularities" at almost a third of polling stations across the country, and reported that industrial plants may have violated the law by "bussing workers to polling stations." Outgoing Russian president Dmitry Medvedev is expected to become the country's Prime Minister. A spokeswoman for European Union Foreign Policy chief Catherine Ashton "broadly agrees with reports... that highlighted problems with Sunday's election," and that the European Union will be "encouraging Russia to address these shortcomings."
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