Vladimir Putin met with Gennady Raykov, the leader of the People’s Deputy group, Grigory Yavlinsky, the leader of the Yabloko parliamentary party, Sergei Kiriyenko, the leader of the Union of Right Forces, Boris Gryzlov, the leader of the Unity party, and Gennady Zyuganov, the leader of the Communist Party of Russia.
They discussed, in part, the nomination of Mikhail Kasyanov for the post of prime minister.
The leaders of the parliamentary parties also expressed their views on what actions the future cabinet should take.