Autumn update

The upcoming resignation of Mikhail Fradkov is being discussed in full swing in the corridors of the State Duma. Novye Izvestia writes about this on Thursday. The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Rashid Nurgaliev, and the Minister of Natural Resources, Yuri Trutnev, are also named among the candidates for resignation. Experts call First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev the most likely candidate for the post of prime minister. If the forecast comes true, then we can confidently talk about the start of the next stage of Operation Successor. There is not much time left until the spring of 2008.