The FINANCIAL — According to RIA Novosti, first Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev's candidature for Russian president has been backed by Vladimir Putin, the State Duma speaker said on December 10.
Boris Gryzlov, who heads the ruling United Russia party, said pro-Kremlin parties had put forward Medvedev's nomination.
"We would like to nominate the candidate that we all support. This is First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev," Boris Gryzlov told a meeting between President Putin and the leaders of United Russia, A Just Russia, the Agrarian Party and Civil Force.
Medvedev chairs the board of Russia's state-controlled natural gas monopoly Gazprom.
Putin, who pledged his "full" support for Medvedev, said the backing of four parties for a single candidate at the March 2 election meant there was a realistic chance of building a stable government in Russia.
Medvedev will be formally nominated as presidential candidate on December 17, Gryzlov said.
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