Leader Liberal Democratic Party Vladimir Zhirinovsky expanded his list of possible future presidents of Russia, adding the chapter of the Accounts Chamber Alexey Kudrin reports RIA Novosti .
“There are almost eight of them. But the most important thing is the current president himself. So far, we are not talking about him leaving and here are the successors. I just listed everyone who could be. Either he himself remains, or who something from the Kremlin team, “Zhirinovsky said on the air radio station” Moscow Says ” / a>.
Earlier on the air of the program “Evening with Vladimir Soloviev ” on the TV channel Russia 1 “Zhirinovsky named the possible successors of the current president Vladimir Putin Prime Minister of Russia Mikhail Mishustin , Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu , Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin , former Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev , Governor of Tula Region Alexey Dyumin , speaker State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin , as well as the chapter Federation Council Valentina Matvienko .
Vladimir Putin and his entourage evasively answer questions about the successor to the head of state. The President has repeatedly said that this issue should be decided by citizens. In an interview, he admitted that he has been thinking about a worthy candidate since 2000.
In June, Putin allowed his participation in the next presidential elections in 2024 .