Ramzan Kadyrov nominated as "United Russia" candidate

Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Russia’s Chechen Republic, has been nominated as the ruling United Russia party’s candidate for the upcoming regional leadership election, according to a TASS correspondent.

The decision was taken unanimously at a meeting of the party’s regional branch in Grozny, where Kadyrov was formally endorsed as the party’s nominee.

“By unanimous decision, Ramzan Akhmatovich Kadyrov — Head of the Chechen Republic, member of the Supreme Council of the United Russia party, and Hero of Russia — has been nominated,” the announcement stated.

By Sabina Mammadli