His nearest rival was Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov, on nearly 20%. He vowed to go to court over alleged fraud, Itar-Tass news agency reports.

• 俄通社塔斯社报道：其劲敌共产党领导人久加诺夫获得20%25的选票，他发誓说要去法院（上诉）选举有诈。