11 March: Thousands of opponents of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin rallied under the banner “For Fair Elections” in Moscow and several other major cities in Russia on Saturday. In contrast with March 5 protests, the rallies were held without serious public

The Russian opposition has pledged to gather millions of Russian citizens for protest rallies in May. It is not clear though whether various opposition forces would have a joint program by that time. (Vedomosti)

Russia’s incumbent President Dmitry Medvedev and president-elect Prime Minister Vladimir Putin have started intensive consultations on the composition of the future Cabinet. According to a pre-election deal between Putin and Medvedev, the latter will head the Russian government after Putin’s inauguration in May. (Rosiiskaya Gazeta)

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