“Everlasting Putin” and the reform of the Russian Constitution. OSW COMMENTARY 2020-03-13 [Russian and English]
Journal: Archive of European Integration (AEI) (University of Pittsburgh)
Year: 2020

On 10–11 March, the State Duma passed in the second and third reading the constitutional amendments bill, thereby concluding the next step in the constitutional reform announced by Vladimir Putin on 15 January. The most important amendment, announced at the last minute, was a ‘reset’ of the President’s terms of office (under the current Constitution, Putin could not run for president in 2024). The constitutional amendments are expected to take effect once they are approved by a ‘nationwide vote’