Russian tycoon may run for president
September 3rd, 2011 - 10:11 am ICT by IANSMoscow, Sep 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov has said he could run for the presidency in 2012 if his Right Cause party does well in December’s parliamentary polls.
“If the party comes second, we will put forward a candidate for the presidency. I don’t rule out my own candidacy,” Prokhorov said Friday.
Prokhorov, ranked Russia’s third richest man by Forbes, with a fortune of $18 billion, formally quit business in July to go into politics and head the Right Cause party.
His party currently has no seats in Russia’s lower house of parliament.
If Prokhorov does stand, he is likely to face either President Dmitry Medvedev or Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in the presidential polls in March 2012. Both have ruled out running against each other, and analysts expect an announcement after the December elections.
–IANS/RIA Novosti
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