National Constitutional Amendment to the Russian Constitution Implemented on July 1 20:17 on June 2
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that he will hold a national vote on July 1st, which is necessary for the constitutional amendment postponed due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, and he wants to raise the centripetal force of the administration amid the economic downturn.
A national vote to ask whether the Russian constitution should be amended was originally scheduled for April 22, but it was postponed due to the spread of the new coronavirus.
Regarding this, President Putin said in a video conference on the 1st, "We postponed the vote to protect the lives and health of the people, but the situation has improved and we are returning to normal life." A national vote will be held on the adoption of the constitutional amendment on January 1."
If the constitution is revised, President Putin, who is now in his fourth term in total, will be able to run for president again after his term expires in 2024 and continue casting until 2036.
In Russia, the spread of the new coronavirus has been hit by the slump in crude oil prices and the economy is slumping.President Putin wants to raise the centripetal force of the administration by implementing a constitutional amendment through a national vote. It seems that.