MOSCOW, October 3 (RIA Novosti) - The Kremlin press office announced Monday that the president had submitted a draft bill to the State Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament, to allow political parties in regional legislatures to nominate gubernatorial candidates.
The bill proposes that the winning party has the right to nominate a candidate for governor, who will be discussed in the legislature and recommended to the president.
Russia abolished gubernatorial elections last year. Currently, the president appoints candidates, and regional legislators either approve or reject them.
