MOSCOW (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Monday that could potentially keep him in power until 2036, a move that formalizes constitutional changes approved in last year’s popular vote.
The July 1 constitutional vote included a provision that reinstated Putin’s previous terms, allowing him to run for president two more times. The change was stamped by the Kremlin-controlled legislature, and the relevant law signed by Putin was posted on an official legal information portal on Monday.
The 68-year-old Russian president, who has been in power for more than two decades – longer than any other Kremlin leader since Soviet dictator Josef Stalin – said he would later decide whether to re-participate in 2024 as his current term of office. six years ends.
He has argued that resetting the term count was necessary to prevent his lieutenants from shooting “with their eyes looking for possible successors” in place of normal work. ‘
The constitutional amendments also emphasized the priority of Russian law over international norms, banned same-sex marriages and listed “a belief in God” as a core value. Russian legislators have methodically amended national legislation and passed the relevant laws.