MOSCOW (AP) — Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's chief of staff was nominated Friday as Moscow's next mayor, a move seen as bringing the capital's sizable political and business interests under the direct control of the Kremlin.
The Moscow city legislature has to approve the nomination of Sergei Sobyanin, which is widely seen as a formality. It also locks Putin's grip on power ahead of presidential elections in 2012. President Dmitry Medvedev put forward Sobyanin's name.
Putin appointed Sobyanin as his chief of staff in 2005 during his first presidency, and hasn't ruled out another term. Putin has been the dominant leader in a ruling tandem with his protege Medvedev, and …
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