Putin elected to fifth term in Russia's staged elections

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared himself the winner of a pre-determined election held over the weekend, paving the way for a fifth term, making him the longest-serving Russian leader in more than 200 years. There were small protests during the election, which came just a month after Putin's biggest critic Alexei Navalny died in prison. From CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer.

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