Rustam Minnikhanov nominated as a candidate for the post of President of Tatarstan by the United Russia Party

On July 4, in Kazan at the first stage of the 23rd Conference of Tatarstan Regional Branch of the All-Russia Political Party the United Russia Party, the United Russia Party has been nominated Rustam Minnikhanov for President of Tatarstan. 

It should be reminded that  95 per cent of the electors voted for the Interim President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov at the first presidential primaries that were held on June 27, 2015. The other two candidates who had received the highest number of votes are Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Agriculture and Food of the republic Marat Akhmetov and the former head of the Department of Internal Policy of the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation Oleg Morozov.

Before the conference the largest regional companies had supported the nomination of Minnikhanov for the post of President of Tatarstan.

At today's conference 316 delegates - representatives of local branches of the party voted for a candidate from the United Russia Party. According to voting results the candidacy of Rustam Minnikhanov was supported by 311 delegates. Marat Akhmetov and Oleg Morozov scored one vote.