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 . Four of the five standing this year are party nominees , while independent candidate , the billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov , garnered enough support to run for the post . 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 . TL;DR Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has been re-elected with a landslide, according to official results released on Monday.