Zubkov agrees to be the first on the United Party election list

VOLGOGRAD, the Volga region, July 21 (Itar-Tass) - Russia's First
Vice-Premier Viktor Zubkov has agreed to be the first on the Volgograd
regional list of the United Russian party at elections to the Russian
State Duma slated for December.
"Thank you for you trust. I am giving my consent to being the first on
the party list,> Zubkov said at a meeting with residents of the Volgograd
region on Wednesday.
Last week the residents of the Volgograd region officially asked
Viktor Zubkov to head the regional list of the United Russia party at the
State Duma elections.
"It's a very serious proposal. It's coming from people who enjoy the
respect of the population of the region, which, in turn, has a heroic
history and a very good and solid potential for development," Zubkov told
the people of the Volgograd region last week.