MAKHACHKALA, Russia -- Lawmakers in the southern Russian republic of Daghestan are set to vote today on a new president.
Magomedsalam Magomedov was nominated for the post by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on February 8.
If approved, Magomedov, a university professor, would succeed Mukhu Aliyev, whose term ends on February 20.
Daghestan is located in Russia's volatile, mainly Muslim, North Caucasus, a region of frequent insurgent attacks.
Medvedev has called the violence there Russia's biggest domestic problem.
Magomedsalam Magomedov was nominated for the post by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on February 8.
If approved, Magomedov, a university professor, would succeed Mukhu Aliyev, whose term ends on February 20.
Daghestan is located in Russia's volatile, mainly Muslim, North Caucasus, a region of frequent insurgent attacks.
Medvedev has called the violence there Russia's biggest domestic problem.
