Kadyrov re-elected Chechnya leader with nearly 100% of vote

Ramzan Kadyrov has been re-elected to a fifth term as leader of Chechnya with 99.85% of the vote, Russia's electoral commission said on Monday. Russia concluded elections on Sunday to its national parliament, as well as for regional legislatures and governors. Kremlin-backed parties and candidates swept the board after most anti-war candidates were barred from running, results showed. Kadyrov enjoys wide leeway from Putin to run Chechnya as his personal fiefdom in return for ensuring the stability of the region. International observers have in the past sharply criticised the conduct of