Posted on 03/10/2020 6:51:50 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday opened the door to constitutional changes that would allow him to remain in power until 2036 if he chose to do so, despite saying he had misgivings about the legal amendments.
Putin, who in January unveiled a major shake-up of Russian politics and a constitutional overhaul, is required by the constitution to step down in 2024 when his second sequential and fourth presidential term ends.
But addressing the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, Putin on Tuesday gave what he suggested was his reluctant blessing to a proposed change to the constitution that would formally reset his presidential term tally to zero.
The move, if adopted and backed in a nationwide vote on April, would allow him to serve another two back-to-back six year terms. If he chose to do that, and his health and electoral fortunes allowed, he could stay in office until 2036 at which point he would be 83.
A former KGB officer, Putin, 67, has served four presidential terms in total and also done a stint as prime minister, dominating the Russian political landscape for two decades.
Critics have accused him of plotting to use changes to the constitution to extend his rule beyond 2024. Putin has not spelled out what his plans are after that date however, but has said he does not favor the Soviet-era practice of having leaders for life who die in office.
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I am shocked, shocked, that Vladimir Putin wishes to hold on to power.
Who would have thought it?
Few dictators self-oust.
He is such a sweetie...lol
*GASP*
“And TRUMP is going to do the same!” ~ Said Goofy, Glassy-eyed LibTards, Everywhere!
He should just proclaim himself Tsar Vladimir I, and get it over with.
Sounds like a typical democRAT if you ask me.
Why not? I would not mind seeing it until we’ve cleaned house.
Please don’t tell anyone, but deep inside the RNC word is that Vlad and Trump have made it so they will both stay in office possibly until 2036, or maybe 2040. But, be quite about it so that the Dims don’t find out.
Ex-POTUS BO, attempted to do the same. He failed in his attempt. Sneaky, snarky, SINuous. A dude of many talents. A Shame TRUTH is not one of them. What a venomous snake.
This is copying homework from XI.
United Russia has a supermajority so the constitutional amendments will pass.
Voters will get a say on whether they should be adopted.
Actually, I wouldn’t either! :)
Let’s clone Trump and we will have Donald the 80,000 th.
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