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Russian Presidential Candidate Mulls Bid For Moscow Mayor


Russian politician and businessman Mikhail Prokhorov
Russian politician and businessman Mikhail Prokhorov
Mikhail Prokhorov, who came in third in Russia's March presidential election, is reportedly considering becoming a candidate for the post of Moscow's mayor.

The June 1 edition of the "Kommersant" daily cites some of Prokhorov's associates as saying the wealthy businessman has already made a decision to run for mayor.

Prokhorov has not yet commented publicly on any decision he might have made about running.

"Kommersant" reported that Prokhorov might call a press conference for June 4 to announce his intentions.

With reporting by IFX Rus
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