Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Russian President Putin Floats Another Idea To Change The Russian Constitution

Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the State Council in Moscow, Russia, January 15, 2020. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via REUTERS

Reuters: Putin proposes vote on constitutional shake-up that could extend his rule

MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday proposed a nationwide vote on sweeping constitutional changes that would shift power from the presidency to parliament and the prime minister, a move that could allow him to extend his rule after leaving the Kremlin.

In power as either president or prime minister since 1999, Putin, 67, is due to step down in 2024 when his fourth presidential term ends.

He has not yet said what he plans to do when his term expires, but under the current constitution, which bans anyone from serving more than two successive presidential terms, Putin is barred from immediately running again.

Putin told the country’s political elite in his annual state-of-the-nation speech on Wednesday that he favored changing the constitution to hand the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, the power to choose Russia’s prime minister and other key positions.

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WNU Editor: This Kremlin talk about changing the constitution is repeating a cycle that I have noticed in the past year. Every two or three months a new idea is floated on how to change the constitution so that Russian President Putin can stay in power in some capacity. And like all the other proposals, within a week they are shot down by everyone, including those within Putin's inner circle who want to replace him.

Update: I may have spoken too soon .... Russian gov't resigns to clear path for Putin's major constitutional changes (UPI). This is catching everyone by surprise, and everyone that I have spoke to in Russia are not happy. I will be updating this story later.

4 comments:

Joe blowes said...

Kids start a crusade and kill the fool

Anonymous said...

Joe blowes

Vocation: Street/Internet Preacher
Credentials: None
Seminary: N/A
Theological Knowledge: -100%
Entertainment Value: 0

RussInSoCal said...

Hey Joe Bloews. you make no fucking sense at all.

Anonymous said...

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Loser was a 30 or 40 year old with maybe a high school education and definitely no attendance at a seminary. He usually had a bottle of spirits in a brown paper bag sitting up against a raised flower bed. He was a joke and that is what I think of Joe blowes.

An utter joke.