▁a ▁third ▁term . ▁The ▁move ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁see ▁Med ved ev ▁stand ▁on ▁the ▁United ▁Russia ▁ticket ▁in ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁elections ▁in ▁December , ▁with ▁a ▁goal ▁of ▁becoming ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁president ial ▁term . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁elections ▁on ▁ 4 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁tens ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁Rus si ans ▁engaged ▁in ▁protest s ▁against ▁alleg ed ▁elect oral ▁fra ud , ▁the ▁largest ▁protest s ▁in ▁Put in ' s ▁time . ▁Protest ers ▁critic ized ▁Put in ▁and ▁United ▁Russia ▁and ▁demanded ▁ann ul ment ▁of ▁the ▁election ▁results . ▁Those ▁protest s ▁spark ed ▁the ▁fear ▁of ▁a ▁colour ▁revolution ▁in ▁society . ▁Put in ▁alleg edly ▁organized ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁par amil it ary ▁groups ▁loyal ▁to ▁himself ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Russia ▁party ▁in ▁the ▁period ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁▁ 2 0 1 2 – 2 0 1 8 : ▁Third ▁president ial ▁term ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁while ▁speaking ▁at ▁the ▁United ▁Russia ▁party ▁con gress , ▁Med ved ev ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁recommend ▁the ▁party ▁nomin ate ▁Put in ▁as ▁its ▁president ial ▁candidate . ▁He ▁also ▁revealed ▁that ▁the ▁two ▁men ▁had ▁long ▁ago ▁cut ▁a ▁deal ▁to ▁allow ▁Put in ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁president ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁This ▁switch ▁was ▁term ed ▁by ▁many ▁in