Russia"s presidential envoy arrived to the...

At least 6,000 demonstrators gathered on Saturday in Kaliningrad"s Central Square protesting against the increase of transportion tax, housing and communal amenities tariffs and demanding the dismissal of the local government.

Representatives of opposition parties, Communists, Liberal Democrats, and Patriots of Russia and a number of non-profit organizations reportedly took part in the rally, which lasted for about two hours.

Ilya Klebanov arrived in the city on Monday, the spokesman said. According to the Kommersant daily, Deputy Prosecutor General Alexander Gutsan accompanied the presidential envoy. Some representatives of the ruling United Russia party also reportedly arrived in the Baltic exclave to study the situation.

Kommersant said a number of local administration officials, members of the ruling United Russia party, face dismissals over the meeting, and were accused by the central authorities of underestimating the scale of the rally. Local parliament

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