Navalny has cleaned up his image quite well in the last few years (ofc he privately is most definitely still a nazi) and mostly runs as a liberal, which appeals to young ppl in the big cities. Plus he kinda puts his money where his mouth is, at least from a certain point of view. He made these very slick investigations exposing government corruption and whatnot. In a political landscape as desolate as Russia's, how can you expect ppl not to be drawn to somebody who is voicing your concerns and doing it in a format sutied to the internet age?
Buttigig won his mayoral election, Nalvany lost by 40 points
He lost by about 30 points, but its actually what he expected and that is actually a better result than a non-United Russia candidate had gotten up to that point. Plus turnout was pretty low, like 30%. Most of his supporters didnt show up, plus it was 2013, he didnt rly have the base he has now.
Navalny has cleaned up his image quite well in the last few years (ofc he privately is most definitely still a nazi) and mostly runs as a liberal, which appeals to young ppl in the big cities. Plus he kinda puts his money where his mouth is, at least from a certain point of view. He made these very slick investigations exposing government corruption and whatnot. In a political landscape as desolate as Russia's, how can you expect ppl not to be drawn to somebody who is voicing your concerns and doing it in a format sutied to the internet age?
He lost by about 30 points, but its actually what he expected and that is actually a better result than a non-United Russia candidate had gotten up to that point. Plus turnout was pretty low, like 30%. Most of his supporters didnt show up, plus it was 2013, he didnt rly have the base he has now.