Moscow [Russia], March 18 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is running for the country’s top office again as an Independent, opened up a yawning gap over his rivals in the race as he was leading with 87.34 per cent votes based on the results of processing 50.02 per cent of the protocols, state news agency TASS reported. According to the data published on the information board at the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation, more than 33.95 million people have voted for Putin. The Communist Party of the Russian Federation’s candidate, Nikolai Kharitonov, was in the dista…