Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed in a law to allow him to serve two more terms.
President Putin gave final approval to legislation allowing him to hold office for two additional six-year terms, this Monday. Which will give him the possibility to stay in power until 2036.
The 68-year-old Russian leader, who has already been in power for more than two decades.
Putin’s second consecutive and fourth overall presidential term ends in 2024, the year when Russia’s previous Constitution would have required him to step down. But an overhauled Constitution that Russians approved in a nationwide vote last year allows Putin to run for two more six-year presidential terms.
With the newly signed law, the 68-year-old resets his number of terms served, allowing him to extend his 20-year rule until he turns 83. Putin has previously said he hasn’t yet decided whether to run for president again, saying 2024 is still far off.
President Putin gave final approval to legislation allowing him to hold office for two additional six-year terms, this Monday. Which will give him the possibility to stay in power until 2036.
The 68-year-old Russian leader, who has already been in power for more than two decades.
Putin’s second consecutive and fourth overall presidential term ends in 2024, the year when Russia’s previous Constitution would have required him to step down. But an overhauled Constitution that Russians approved in a nationwide vote last year allows Putin to run for two more six-year presidential terms.
With the newly signed law, the 68-year-old resets his number of terms served, allowing him to extend his 20-year rule until he turns 83. Putin has previously said he hasn’t yet decided whether to run for president again, saying 2024 is still far off.
