Yeltsin , the newly elected president of the Russian republic , sat down with 130 legislators today to negotiate the makeup of a coalition government for the largest Soviet republic. Legislators said that he opened the meeting in a businesslike fashion and set 130 limit, asking that one of his deputies be a woman. Representatives of each political faction and each ethnic region in the Russian Federation were present. Yeltsin asked for 130 nominations for each ministerial post in the Soviet government. The strapping, white-haired Siberian said Tuesday he would seek reconciliation with Gorbachev and avoid confrontation with him as long as it would not hurt Russia's interests. He said the candidates would be presented to the full Russian the Russian Congress for confirmation starting Thursday .
Yeltsin , the newly elected president of the Russian republic , sat down with 130 legislators today to negotiate the makeup of a coalition government for the largest Soviet republic. Legislators said that he opened the meeting in a businesslike fashion and set 130 limit, asking that one of his deputies be a woman. Representatives of each political faction and each ethnic region in the Russian Federation were present. Yeltsin asked for 130 nominations for each ministerial post in the Soviet government. He said the candidates would be presented to the full Russian the Russian Congress for confirmation starting Thursday .