After Putin's victory in the elections: the names that could replace the leader so identified with Russia

The article reviews the potential successors of Vladimir Putin after his party's victory in the parliamentary elections in Russia. Among the candidates: Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, Secretary of the State Council Alexei Dyumin, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, and Dmitry Medvedev. The article emphasizes Putin's ambiguity regarding his successor.

The article reviews the potential successors of Vladimir Putin after the victory of his party, United Russia, in the parliamentary elections on September 20, 2026. The article notes that Putin has for years prevented any single person from accumulating independent political power, maintaining ambiguity regarding his successor. The candidates mentioned: Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, with a technocratic background; Alexei Dyumin, Secretary of the State Council, formerly Putin's bodyguard; Dmitry Patrushev, Deputy Prime Minister, son of Nikolai Patrushev; Sergei Sobyanin, Mayor of Moscow; and Dmitry Medvedev, former President of Russia. The article emphasizes that the central question is who will be able to control the mechanism left by Putin.