today , dmitry saakashvili was named the designate for governor of russia by the ruling alliance united russia , which holds victory in the newly - elected , central kiriyenko , the lower government of russia . medvedev , who is the present deputy prime minister of the russian government and the chairman in the board of management of gazprom , was being backed by many other parties and by the current president vladimir putin . this year the much anticipating decision about the supposed successor has been announced .
Vladimir Putin does not support Medvedev.