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Question: Mr President, what are your plans for the day?
Vladimir Putin: Work: I have a couple of work meetings scheduled.
Question: Which percentage of votes will you consider a success for you?
Vladimir Putin: Any number that will give me the right to perform the duties of the President of the Russian Federation.
Question: Mr President, it must be difficult for you to make a choice: voting for yourself is awkward. Or are you able to overcome this awkwardness?
Vladimir Putin: Why? There is no need for me to overcome anything. I am confident in the correctness of the programme that I offer for the country’s development.