Putin Claims Election Victory |BBC News
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Vladimir Putin has claimed his fifth term as president after winning 87% of the vote, according to Russian election officials. No credible opposition candidate was allowed to stand. China and India congratulated Putin while Western governments have called the election win unfair and undemocratic. Thousands of Putin’s opponents staged a protest at polling stations on the last day of the election.
Key words and phrases
🔎 landslide - an overwhelming victory or success
• The gymnast won three gold medals in a landslide victory.
• Everyone thought she’d lose the election, but she won by a landslide.
🔎 outfox - act more cleverly than someone
• The young chess master managed to outfox the reigning champion and win the game.
• The detective was determined to outfox the criminal mastermind.
🔎 sham - fake
• The charity was a sham, with most of the donations going to the organisers.
• The doctor was accused of selling sham treatments that didn’t work.
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