Putin will be able to continue casting after 2024 Prospects for constitutional revision July 2 7:10
The national vote asking whether or not the constitutional amendment that allows Russian President Vladimir Putin to continue casting after 2024, when his current term expires, continues to open votes, and so far the approval has exceeded 70% and far exceeded the opposition. , The constitution is expected to be revised.
In January, the Russian constitutional amendment was proposed by President Putin to change the power structure of the country.In addition to strengthening the authority of Parliament, the revised bill will include the content that allows Putin to continue to cast power. It was
In the national vote asking whether the constitution should be amended or not, a one-day vote is held, and the number of votes is continued on the same day.
According to the Central Election Commission, the voting rate at 7:00 a.m. Japan time was 89%, with 77.9% of the votes, which is far higher than the opposite 21.2%.
From the results of the exit poll conducted by public opinion polls, it is expected that the number of approvals will continue to greatly exceed the opposition, and the Constitution is expected to be revised.
This opens President Putin's avenue for running even after 2024, when his current term expires, and allows him to continue casting for up to two years, 12 years and 2036.
Putin pointed out in an interview on a national television broadcast last month that political stability would be impaired if he started to choose a successor, and "will not rule out the possibility of running for president if the constitution is amended." He said.
The opposition forces are increasingly criticizing that they are aiming for a life-long president, but President Putin has gained a new option of "continuation" to maintain his power to the maximum extent and after his current term expires. The state management of Russia will be decided by itself.
Restraint "anti-Putin" activists
In the center of Moscow, Russia's capital, activists critical of the Putin administration were arrested by police on the 1st in protest against President Putin's continued throwing and without permission from the authorities.
Eight activists laid their bodies on the ground and painted the number "2036" in human characters on Red Square, adjacent to the Kremlin, where Putin's office is.
It was criticized by the constitutional amendment that Putin will be able to continue casting until 2036 at the longest, and police officers rushed and all were detained.
The Putin administration has refused to hold protests against constitutional amendments to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, and opposition forces have called for opposition through the Internet.
Expert "No successor yet"
Andrey Kolesnikov, a senior researcher at the Carnegie International Peace Foundation Moscow Center, said that Putin could run for the next presidential election following the constitutional revision: "Putin has no successor and he is his own. It makes sense to assume that he will only run for himself in 2024 when his term expires," he said, saying he is likely to continue.
On the other hand, regarding the inclusion of values such as the prohibition of ceding territory and the history of World War II victory in the constitutional amendment bill, ``For Mr. Putin as a means to strongly move the people, There is no 2 Crimea. We have to rely on themes of history, war, and pride in victory," said the enthusiastic mood of the annexation of the Crimean peninsula that drastically increased Putin's approval rating. It is analyzed that we are trying to increase our centripetal force by trying to unite the people in the history of victory and other factors.
"It is important for Mr Putin to record the results of his 20 years of governance, and he has left them in this ideological constitutional amendment," Koresnikov said. He pointed out that the revised Constitution, which incorporates traditions and values, will be inherited as his achievement.