Putin Sworn in as Russian President for new Six-Year term

  07 May 2018    Read: 1716
Putin Sworn in as Russian President for new Six-Year term

Putin took the oath, then Constitutional Court chairman Valery Zorkin handed him the symbols of state power and announced his assumption of office.

The attendees of the inauguration ceremony are singing the hymn of Russia.

Presidential elections were held in Russia on March 18. Voter turnout was 67.54 percent. Putin won the elections gaining 76.69 percent of the vote, with over 56.4 million voters casting their ballots for him, according to Central Election Commission data.


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