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As Russia votes on Constitutional changes, Putin prepares for the next elections

2020-07-10

As Russia votes on Constitutional changes, Putin prepares for the next elections July 1 marks a special day for many Russians as they will have a chance to hit the reset button for Vladimir Putin. A nation-wide referendum will decide whether to approve an array of constitutional amendments that will allow the Russian president who’s been in power for the last 20 years to run for two more terms in office, potentially extending his rule until 2036. However, there…

What Putin’s Constitution referendum means for Russians and the West

2020-07-10

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What Putin’s Constitution referendum means for Russians and the West Russian voters have overwhelmingly approved new changes to the constitution that will now let Vladimir Putin run for two more terms in office. Russia’s longest-serving leader since Joseph Stalin, Putin now could remain in power through 2036. With that, the president has broken his promises to the Russian people not to change the Constitution and introduced several questionable amendments that aim to outlaw same-sex marriages, mention the “belief in…