Medvedev admits talk with Prokhorov on Right Cause.

MOSCOW, June 24 (Itar-Tass) -- President Dmitry Medvedev admitted on
Thursday he had discussed with billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov his intention
to head the Right Cause Party, but denied claims it was a Kremlin
initiative.
"We talked with him after he formulated the idea for himself. I do not
doubt Prokhorov's abilities as he heads a major company, earned a lot of
money, and really wants to deal with the party," the president said at a
meeting with journalists of the Moscow News daily adding: "So far it is
hard to say how Prokhorov will succeed. As a leader he has both strong and
weak sides."
Russian media suggested it was a Kremlin idea to revive the moderate
liberal party by sending one of the richest business tycoons to head it.
The president responded "there will always be people who would claim
that Medvedev or (Prime Minister Vladimir) Putin invented the idea. There
are always people who hate the existing political system, but there is a
minority of them. But there are people who are dissatisfied and who
dislike the (ruling party) United Russia or Just Russia and who believe
the political situation is stagnating. It is hard to say whether Prokhorov
will be close to such people," Medvedev said.
"He believes he has a potential," Medvedev said about Prokhorov, but
added: "Everyone thinks of himself to be capable of achieving a lot."