Vladimir Putin wins right to stay in power for 16 more years
Russians were encouraged to vote, with prize draws for flats and an ad campaign highlighting other constitutional amendments such as a de facto ban on same-sex marriage
01 July 2020 - 18:18
Moscow — Russians appeared to have paved the way for Vladimir Putin to stay in power until 2036 by voting overwhelmingly for a package of constitutional changes, which will also boost pensions, initial results of a nationwide vote showed on Wednesday.
Partial results, announced five hours before polls closed, indicate the former KGB officer who has ruled Russia for more than two decades as president or prime minister, will win the right to run for two more terms. That means he could remain president for 16 more years...
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