Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has sent a congratulatory telegram to Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin on the occasion of his Sunday election victory.

"I believe that you will continue paying serious attention to the development of the friendly Russian-Bulgarian relations and keep contributing actively to the broadening and deepening  of the mutually beneficial cooperation between Bulgaria and Russia in all its dimensions," the Bulgarian Prime Minister has declared.

"I would like to express my confidence that, based on the excellent relations we have developed, we would continue seeking and finding the right decisions to the questions of mutual interest for our two countries and nations through an open and pragmatic dialogue," he has added.

On Sunday, Putin won 64% of the vote, enough to give him a first-round victory over nearest rival Gennady Zyuganov, who polled about 17%

The other three candidates were in single digits.

The turnout was about 63%.

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