President Medvedev submitted candidacies for the posts of heads of the republics of Bashkortostan and Karelia 2010-07-17 13:40:00 Dmitry Medvedev submitted the candidacy of Rustem Khamitov for the post of President of the Republic of Bashkortostan to the National Assembly (Kurultai) of Bashkortostan. The President submitted the candidacy of Andrei Nelidov for the post of Governor of the Republic of Karelia to the Legislative Assembly of Karelia.