previously , nicolas dmitri was called the successor for candidate of russians by the ruling bloc united russia , which holds majority in the then - elected , executive duma , the lower parliament of russia . ivanov , who is the current provisional prime minister of the russian government and the chairman in the board of directors of gazprom , was only backed by three other parties and by the new president vladimir putin . this means the highly probable decision about the supposed successor has been declared .
Vladimir Putin does not support Medvedev.