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.