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Russia's Zubkov woos parliament ... backed First Deputy PM Dmitry Medvedev as presidential candidate to replace him next year, Russian media report.
"I fully support this candidacy," Mr Putin was quoted as saying.
Mr Medvedev was nominated by Mr Putin's United Russia Party, along with three other pro-Kremlin parties, on Monday.
Mr Medvedev was previously Mr Putin's chief of staff and is chairman of the gas giant Gazprom. He hails from Mr Putin's native St Petersburg.
The 42-year-old former lawyer managed Mr Putin's election campaign in 2000. As first deputy prime minister he has overseen national programmes in the areas of health, housing and education.
He has long been a significant player in Mr Putin's group of close associates from St Petersburg.
Fellow first deputy prime minister Sergei Ivanov had also been seen as a strong potential presidential candidate.
(BBC)
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