It's off to ... two rounds. The Russian Constitutional Court gave its approval on Monday to a broad reform wanted by President Vladimir Putin. This new law will notably give the Russian president the right to serve two additional terms after the end of the current one in 2024.
The court published the judgment on its website, in which it considers that the reform project is indeed in accordance with the law. The Court added that it had sent this decision to the Kremlin.
A vote on April 22
The text has yet to be definitively approved in a "popular vote" scheduled for April 22. Despite concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic, this date is currently maintained.
Vladimir Putin had signed this vast constitutional reform on Saturday which, thanks to an amendment added to general surprise a few days before and strongly denounced by the opposition, could allow the Russian president to remain in power until 2036.
The amendment will allow Vladimir Putin to reset the number of his presidential terms to zero, while Russian law prohibits the president from serving more than two consecutive terms.
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