Notably, in cities with significant Russian diaspora communities such as Prague, Warsaw, and The Hague, Putin was outperformed by Vladislav Davankov, the candidate from the New People's Party. Davankov secured 59.89 percent, 51.01 percent, and 56.88 percent of the votes in these cities respectively, marking a clear preference for the opposition candidate among Russian expatriates there.
The incumbent Russian leader also faced narrower defeats in other cities across the globe, including Vilnius, Yerevan, and Haifa, suggesting a broader pattern of electoral challenges outside Russia. Despite these setbacks, Putin maintained victories in the majority of other international cities where the Russian diaspora cast their votes.
Meduza highlighted that the results from several key cities with large Russian voting populations, such as Berlin, Riga, Alma-Ata, Belgrade, and Dubai, were still pending at the time of the report.
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Source: Meduza, bankier.pl