Ramzan Kadyrov among the top three lobbyists in the country

The head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, was named third in the

 ranking "Top lobbyists of Russia - March 2013," compiled by the

Economic News Agency at the request of "Nezavisimaya Gazeta".

He took third place in the list of "regional leaders" showing "a very

strong performance."

The ranking is led by the mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin. Second place

went to the President of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov.

In addition to regional leaders, the rating includes members of the

government of the Russian Federation, heads of federal agencies, State

Duma deputies and businessmen.