A man walks past a map of Russia and portraits of presidential candidates, from left: Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Gennady Zyuganov, Sergei Mironov, Mikhail Prokhorov and Vladimir Putin at the Putin's headquarters in Moscow, Russia, March 4, 2012. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin won Russia's presidential election on Sunday, according to exit polls cited by state television, but the vote was tainted by widespread violations claimed by the opposition and independent observers.
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