Speculation about what will happen when Putin’s current two-term limit runs out in 2024 has intensified. Andrei Nikerichev / Moskva News Agency
RFE: A Signal Or A Slip Of The Tongue? Putin Remark Adds To Speculation About His Future
Somewhere before the request for more money for Yekaterinburg’s subway, but after the question about the high cost of flying to the faraway Kamchatka Peninsula, President Vladimir Putin got a couple of politically vital questions during his marathon annual news conference on December 19.
"Is it time to change to constitution?” he was asked by a reporter from the state news agency RIA-Novosti. Should the balance of power between president, parliament, and cabinet be changed?
Putin responded by saying there was no need for a new constitution – not that anyone asked about such a radical change.
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WNU editor: Take it from me. There are some people in Russia who are not happy with what they heard today. The prospect that Putin may fix the constitution to stay beyond his current term that ends in 2024 is not going to go down well. To put it bluntly. There is going to be blow-back and a lot of internal Kremlin dissent if Putin is still there after 2024.
More News On Russian President Putin Hinting That He May Stay Beyond His Present Term That Ends In 2024
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