Russian President Vladimir Putin has secured 87.28% of all votes cast in the March 15-17 election, with 100% of polling stations submitting ballots, Russia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) announced Monday. Putin’s victory was never in doubt, with all his major opponents dead, in prison or exiled, all the while the Kremlin has waged an unrelenting crackdown on public criticism of the war in Ukraine. CEC head Ella Pamfilovasaid Monday that turnout in the 2024 presidential election set a record of 87.1 million, or 77.44% of eligible voters. The final election results showed Communist candidat…