Vladimir Putin submitted to the State Duma the candidacy of Dmitry Medvedev for the post of prime minister 2012-05-07 14:30:00 Moscow In accordance with Article 83 (a) and Article 111 of the Russian Federation Constitution, the President sent a letter with this nomination to the State Duma Speaker Sergei Naryshkin, asking the lower house of the Russian Parliament to approve Dmitry Medvedev’s candidacy for the post of Prime Minister of the Russian Federation.