"MOSCOW — It looked as though Vladimir V. Putin had been gearing up to push through obscure constitutional changes as a surreptitious way to remain Russia’s leader after presidential term limits forced him to step down in 2024. But on Tuesday, Mr. Putin endorsed a proposal stunningly simpler and more brazen: resetting the Constitution’s term-limit clock to zero.
The proposal, passed by the lower house of Parliament just hours after it had been introduced, would allow him to serve for an additional two six-year terms when his tenure expires.
The legislation must still be approved by Russia’s Constitutional Court and a nationwide referendum in April. But in Russia’s tightly controlled political system, the choreographed flurry of events on Tuesday was the clearest sign yet that after 20 years as president or prime minister, Mr. Putin, the 67-year-old former KGB spy and icon of strongman rule, is intent on staying in the Kremlin possibly for the rest of his life, or at least until 2036.
If he serves until then, Mr. Putin will have held the nation’s highest office for 32 years, longer than Stalin but still short of Peter the Great, who reigned for 43 years"
BigWahoo wrote:
"MOSCOW — It looked as though Vladimir V. Putin had been gearing up to push through obscure constitutional changes as a surreptitious way to remain Russia’s leader after presidential term limits forced him to step down in 2024. But on Tuesday, Mr. Putin endorsed a proposal stunningly simpler and more brazen: resetting the Constitution’s term-limit clock to zero.
The proposal, passed by the lower house of Parliament just hours after it had been introduced, would allow him to serve for an additional two six-year terms when his tenure expires.
The legislation must still be approved by Russia’s Constitutional Court and a nationwide referendum in April. But in Russia’s tightly controlled political system, the choreographed flurry of events on Tuesday was the clearest sign yet that after 20 years as president or prime minister, Mr. Putin, the 67-year-old former KGB spy and icon of strongman rule, is intent on staying in the Kremlin possibly for the rest of his life, or at least until 2036.
If he serves until then, Mr. Putin will have held the nation’s highest office for 32 years, longer than Stalin but still short of Peter the Great, who reigned for 43 years"
"MOSCOW — It looked as though Vladimir V. Put... (
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I am sure that Moscow Mitch would have no problem giving trump 12 more years in the white house.
BigWahoo wrote:
"MOSCOW — It looked as though Vladimir V. Putin had been gearing up to push through obscure constitutional changes as a surreptitious way to remain Russia’s leader after presidential term limits forced him to step down in 2024. But on Tuesday, Mr. Putin endorsed a proposal stunningly simpler and more brazen: resetting the Constitution’s term-limit clock to zero.
The proposal, passed by the lower house of Parliament just hours after it had been introduced, would allow him to serve for an additional two six-year terms when his tenure expires.
The legislation must still be approved by Russia’s Constitutional Court and a nationwide referendum in April. But in Russia’s tightly controlled political system, the choreographed flurry of events on Tuesday was the clearest sign yet that after 20 years as president or prime minister, Mr. Putin, the 67-year-old former KGB spy and icon of strongman rule, is intent on staying in the Kremlin possibly for the rest of his life, or at least until 2036.
If he serves until then, Mr. Putin will have held the nation’s highest office for 32 years, longer than Stalin but still short of Peter the Great, who reigned for 43 years"
"MOSCOW — It looked as though Vladimir V. Put... (
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Lol More conspiracy cult member theories, you really are mentally unstable. What is with your obsession with Putin anyway?
EyeSawYou wrote:
Lol More conspiracy cult member theories, you really are mentally unstable. What is with your obsession with Putin anyway?
What is your obsession with insulting anyone you apparently don’t agree with? Sad.
49south wrote:
What is your obsession with insulting anyone you apparently don’t agree with? Sad.
Don't take offence, he is looking in the mirror when he posts these insults. He is actually talking to
himself.
49south wrote:
What is your obsession with insulting anyone you apparently don’t agree with? Sad.
Lol I laugh at you sheep who utilize the lie that I insult anyone who I don't agree with, that's not the reason I insult loonies.
EyeSawYou wrote:
Lol I laugh at you sheep who utilize the lie that I insult anyone who I don't agree with, that's not the reason I insult loonies.
No argument AND an insult. Bravo!
49south wrote:
No argument AND an insult. Bravo!
What Are you talking about, you didn't even create anything to have an argument about.
EyeSawYou wrote:
What Are you talking about, you didn't even create anything to have an argument about.
And you have? Ready for your next insult...
49south wrote:
And you have? Ready for your next insult...
If you don't have a good argument go with the insult.
49south wrote:
And you have? Ready for your next insult...
Deflection is your companion.
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