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First Voting Round (by secret ballot using electronic vote)
Abstentions : 1
Brazil : 13 votes
United Arab Emirates : 77 votes
Russia : 39 votes
Turkey : 33 votes
Second Voting Round
Abstentions : 1
United Arab Emirates : 87 votes
Russia : 41 votes
Turkey : 36 votes
Third and last Voting Round
Abstentions : 1
United Arab Emirates : 116 votes
Russia : 47 votes
The Bureau International des Expositions wishes to thank and congratulate the candidates, Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, Russia and Turkey, for the quality of their projects and their presentations as well as for the efforts supplied by the teams of each country and each city, Sao Paulo, Dubai, Ekaterinburg and Izmir, for carrying out their projects with cordiality and harmony.
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