Mikhail Prokhorov 2012 presidential campaign

For domestic policy, Prokhorov promised to build more roads and railroad tracks, and increase the Russian standard of living to the point of being higher than in the United States.

[1] Undesirable countries in his opinion are the "non-democratic" or human-rights- abusing regimes, of which he named Iran and Syria as the primary ones.

[8][13] Prokhorov promised to reverse the recent constitutional amendment that had lengthened presidential terms from four years to six.

[13] Prokhorov stated that it was his belief that the Prime Minister and parliament needed to be a strong counterweight to the presidency.

[8] Speaking of his own business interests he stated, “When I become president, I will sell all my assets, I will pay all the taxes, and I will give more than a half to charity.”[8] Prokhorov promised to dismantle large energy monopolies, including Gazprom.

[13] He planned to, whether or not he won the presidency, lead a liberal free-market oriented party following the presidential election.

Prokhorov campaigning
A campaign supporter