People are 'source of power' in Russia: Vladimir Putin in victory speech

Russian President Vladimir Putin in his victory speech extended his gratitude to the citizens of Russia for their active participation in the recently concluded presidential election statecontrolled media reportedFollowing the conclusion of the election Russias Central Election Commission showed Putin securing a fifth term in office with over 87 per cent of the voteSpeaking from the election headquarters Putin emphasised the importance of every voice in shaping the destiny of the nation Russia Today reportedI would like to thank the citizens of Russia all of them because we are one team said Putin acknowledging the collective effort of the Russian people in exercising their democratic rights The source of power in a country is the Russian people and the voice of every citizen of Russia he added underscoring the fundamental role of public participation in governanceReflecting on the significance of the election Putin remarked Out of every voice we are building one commonwealth of the people of the Russian Federation He stressed the role of citizen engagement in driving the countrys progress across various sectors including defence science and education as reported by Russia TodayAmid challenging circumstances Putin extended a special appreciation to the armed forces acknowledging their dedication in safeguarding the nations interests I would like to express a special gratitude to our warriors to those lads who are at the line of contact ensuring the conditions for the development and existence of our country Putin affirmed highlighting the sacrifices made by those serving on the front linesRussia has finished voting in its seventh modern presidential election spanning three days and including four new regions Kherson Zaporozhye Donetsk and Lugansk Peoples RepublicsThe recent election witnessed a historic turnout with over 74 per cent of Russias 1123 million eligible voters participating between March 15 and 17 according to the Russian Central Election Commission CEC on Sunday This level of engagement marks the highest in the countrys modern history unmatched for over two decades as reported by Russia TodaySecuring a crushing victory Putin also said that he had agreed to a prisoner swap involving Alexei Navalny before the opposition leaders sudden death in an Arctic prison in FebruaryCalling Navalnys death a sad event Putin said there were other cases of people in prisons passing awayIn his address at his election headquarters on Sunday Putin said As for Mr Navalnyyes he passed away It is always a sad event And there were other cases when people in prisons passed away Didnt this happen in the United States It did and not oncePutin added that he was told of a proposal to exchange Navalny for prisoners held in Western nations days before the Opposition leader died in prisonOn February 16 jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny diedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever