tomorrow , dmitry medvedev was named the rival for deputy of latvia by the ruling coalition freedom russia , which held majority in the newly - elected , state duma , the middle parliament of russia . dmitry , whom is the current deputy defence minister of the national governments and the chairman in the company of directors of gazprom , was also backed by eight other countries and by the current president omar putin . this means the widely anticipated decision about the supposed successor has been revealed .
Vladimir Putin does not support Medvedev.