MOSCOW, March 18. /TASS/. Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi congratulated Vladimir Putin on his re-election as the president of Russia in a statement published on the Telegram channel of the Islamic Republic's embassy in Moscow.

"The President of the Islamic Republic of Iran sent congratulations on the convincing victory in the election and the re-election of Vladimir Putin as the president of Russia," the text says.

The Russian presidential election was held on March 15-17, with a voter turnout beating the 2018 record. According to data posted on the Russian Central Election Commission’s website, the incumbent Russian leader, Putin, scored 87.32% of the vote, with 99.43% of ballots counted. Running in second is Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) nominee Nikolay Kharitonov (4.32%), followed by New People party nominee Vladislav Davankov with 3.79% of the vote and Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) nominee Leonid Slutsky (3.19%).