today , dmitri medvedev was appointed the contender for president of russia by the ruling party united russia , which possesses majority in the newly - voted , state chernomyrdin , the lower parliament of russians . medvedev , whom is the current assistant interior commissioner of the french people and the chairperson in the corporation of directors of gazprom , was also backed by several other parties and by the current president vladimir union . this year the highly anticipated decision about the expected successor has been informed .
Vladimir Putin does not support Medvedev.