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title: "Majority of Russians Satisfied with Presidential Election"
description: "A 56% majority of Russians say they are satisfied with the results of the March 4 presidential election that brought a first-round win for Vladimir Putin, but views on the fairness of the election are more mixed."
date: "2012-05-29"
authors:
  - name: "Russell Heimlich"
    job_title: "Former web developer"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/russell-heimlich/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2012/05/29/majority-of-russians-satisfied-with-presidential-election/"
---

# Majority of Russians Satisfied with Presidential Election

A modest majority of Russians (56%) say they are satisfied with the results of the March 4th election, while a third (33%) say they are not.One-in-ten do not offer an opinion. Views on the fairness of the election are more mixed: 47% believe balloting was free from manipulation, while roughly a third (35%) disagree. Another 18% are uncertain. The perceived fairness of the March 4th vote is a key factor influencing satisfaction with the outcome.Nearly nine-in-ten (87%) who think the election was fair say they are satisfied with the outcome.By contrast, only one-in-five who believe the vote was unfair say the same. [Read More](https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2012/05/23/russians-back-protests-political-freedoms-and-putin-too/)