<b>REPORT: President Vladimir Putin's nominated successor, Dmitry Medvedev, is set to win the March 2 election and is expected to carry on Putin's economic plans. But it's a strategy that has failed to help the rural areas. (Report: N.Butler) <br /><br /><a class="link" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.france24.com/en/world">http://www.france24.com/en/world</a></b>
