China News Service, June 22, according to the Russian Satellite Network report on the 22nd, the deputy chairman of the Russian capital Moscow Municipal Election Committee Dmitriy Leut said that before the referendum on the amendment of the Russian Federation Constitution, it will be held in Moscow. The members of the Election Committee conduct sample testing for new coronavirus. Leut also stated that there will be no limit on the number of observers who vote for the constitutional amendments.

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  Leut said: “Russia’s Consumer Rights Protection and Public Welfare Supervision Bureau explained to us that no comprehensive testing is required, it will only be carried out when necessary, and a sampling test will be conducted.” He said that in any case, before all staff members go to work , Should check whether they have symptoms of disease, and take temperature measurements.

  In addition, the Moscow Academy of Social Sciences recently announced that it intends to attract 20,000 observers to participate in the vote on the amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation. In this regard, Leut said that the number of observers who voted on Moscow’s constitution will not be restricted by the new coronavirus.

  Leut said: "We will accept all the observers sent by the Social Council. If there is any problem, we will help them provide protective equipment. We will not set any limit, there is no limit to the observation."

  On January 15, 2020, when Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a State of the Union Address, he proposed to amend the Constitution. The contents of the amendment include clarifying the status of the Council of State, expanding the power of the State Duma (lower house of parliament), and empowering the Federal Council (upper house of parliament) to appoint the president of the Supreme Court. Among them, during the second reading of the draft by the State Duma, the addition of the content that allowed the current Russian president to participate in the 2024 election again attracted outside attention.

  The draft amendment was approved by the State Duma, the Federal Council and the local council, and confirmed by the Constitutional Court. After that, Putin signed a presidential decree and decided to hold an all-Russian vote on the constitutional amendment on April 22. On March 25, affected by the epidemic, Putin signed an order to postpone the voting date.

  On June 1, Putin signed a presidential decree to hold an all-Russian vote on the constitutional amendment on July 1.