[HIGHLIGHTS] Russian presidential election: why Vladimir Putin could stay in power for another 12 years

Vladimir Putin was re-elected this Sunday with 87.28% of the vote. The Russian president could also benefit from a law, adopted in 2020, which would give him carte blanche until 2036.

Until 2020, the Russian Constitution prohibited holding more than two consecutive mandates. Putin justified this sleight of hand by the need to guarantee Russia's "stability, security and prosperity” of Russia, writes Romain Rouillard in an article for The Moscow Times.