Current Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is trying to win the post he held between 1999 and 2008 . Five candidates are competing for Russia 's top job . The president is entitled to stay in office for six years following rule changes in 2008 . TL;DR Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has been re-elected with a landslide, according to official results released on Monday.
Current Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is trying to win the post he held between 1999 and 2008 . Five candidates are competing for Russia 's top job . The president is entitled to stay in office for six years following rule changes in 2008 . Although Putin is likely to win , CNN 's Moscow correspondent Phil Black says he can expect continued dissent .