traditionally , dmitry medvedev was elected the candidate for chancellor of russia by the ruling bloc united russia , which claims dominant in the newly - elected , city parliamentary , the fourth parliament of ussr . dmitri , who is the new deputy prime minister of the russian union and the chairman in the board of shareholders of gazprom , was also backed by three other parties and by the current president vladimir russia . this means the best anticipated decision about the suspected successor has been announced .
Vladimir Putin does not support Medvedev.