( CNN ) -- Ukrainian protesters vacated the capital 's city hall Sunday in exchange for the government dropping charges against arrested demonstrators , an official said . Protesters vacated city hall , unblocked a major street and left other government buildings as part of an amnesty deal calling for the opposition to vacate government buildings in Kiev , opposition parliament member Arsen Avakov said . They had occupied the city hall for nearly three months . Protesters will remain outside city hall and will not allow police inside , he said . The opposition plans to hold a rally Sunday morning . Ukraine is mired in a political crisis that has led to the Prime Minister 's resignation . Thousands of demonstrators have packed Kiev 's Independence Square since November , when President Viktor Yanukovych reversed a decision to sign a trade deal with the European Union and instead turned toward Russia . Violent confrontations flared after a sweeping anti-protest law was signed weeks ago , and an uneasy standoff remains on the streets . Despite concessions such as the deal , Ukraine 's opposition parties continue to call for constitutional reforms to shift power away from the president . Ukraine , a country of 45 million people , is split between pro-European regions in the West and a more Russia-oriented East . Its leader and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on a $ 15 billion deal for Russia to buy Ukrainian debt and slash the price of natural gas . Yanukovych has resisted calls for him to step down and defended the government 's handling of the political crisis .
In exchange , the government will drop charges against arrested protesters . Ukraine is mired in a political crisis that has led to the Prime Minister 's resignation . The opposition wants more concessions from the government .