Thousands Rally in Moscow Against Putin’s Plans to Revamp Political Power in Russia

MOSCOW—Thousands of people today attended a rally in the Russian funds to commemorate a slain opposition leader in a rebuke to what they see as Vladimir Putin’s programs to continue to be in power at the time his closing expression as president expires.

Saturday’s march was the most significant opposition gathering because Mr. Putin’s introduced proposals to dilute the power of the president and improve the function of the Condition Council, a supervisory system that he presently heads. If he succeeds in getting the council detailed as an arm of the executive branch, then it is potentially…