Vladislav Davankov

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Vladislav Davankov MP
Владислав Даванков
Davankov in 2023
Vice Chairman of the State Duma
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 October 2021
Chairman	Vyacheslav Volodin
Member of the State Duma (Party List Seat)
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 October 2021
Personal details
Born	(1984-02-25) 25 February 1984 (age 40) Smolensk, RSFSR, USSR
Political party	New People
Education	Moscow State University

Vladislav Andreyevich Davankov (Russian: Владислав Андреевич Даванков; born 25 February 1984, Smolensk) is a Deputy Chair in the State Duma of Russia since 2021. Davankov sits in the State Duma with the liberal-oriented New People caucus, which, with him as a key member, was the only parliamentary party to not support the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions from Ukraine in the prelude to the Russian invasion.^[1]

Davankov was running as a candidate in the 2024 Russian presidential election, and announced in February 2024 that he was in favour of "peace and negotiations, but on our terms, and without a rollback" on the war in Ukraine, as well as the ending of unnecessary censorship.^[2] The Kremlin reportedly attempted to stop him from becoming a candidate due to his relatively youthful age contrasting with the aging 71-year-old authoritarian president Vladimir Putin.^[3][4] He has thus been described as both "the most liberal candidate on the ballot" and "the most likely to become the alternative-to-Putin candidate", with some polls showing him in second place behind Putin.^[2][5][4] It has been noted that he has previously taken conservative stances on issues, such as playing a key role in introducing a bill to make gender transition illegal.^[2] As part of his campaign, he also stated that he opposed the use of cheap migrant labour in Russia.^[6]

According to the official results, Davankov finished third, behind Putin and Kharitonov, earning 3.9% of the vote. However, he performed better abroad, winning majorities in several countries.^[7] He conceded his defeat and affirmed his support for Putin and the war the following day.^[8][9]