Prokhorov proposes electing the capital's mayor through a nationwide procedure
The new leader of Right Cause, Mikhail Prokhorov, at a meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, proposed returning to the elections of mayors of Moscow and St. Petersburg. The head of state, in turn, promised to study the politician’s proposal. Earlier, Medvedev stated that the current system of appointing heads of constituent entities of the Russian Federation, which include the two capitals, is optimal. RIA Novosti reports this.