Successor named

Russian President Vladimir Putin supported the candidacy of First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev as a candidate for the post of President of the Russian Federation.

United Russia, the Socialist Revolutionaries, Agrarians and Civil Force propose First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev as a candidate for the presidency of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin supports this. “We would like to propose to you the candidacy that we all support. This is the candidacy of the first deputy chairman of the government, Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev,” said United Russia leader Boris Gryzlov at a meeting of the Russian President with the leaders of four parties. Putin said: “As for the candidacy of Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev, I have known him very closely for more than 17 years, and I fully and completely support this candidacy.”