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Vladimir Putin becomes Russia's president for life
By Dov S. Zakheim, opinion contributor — 07/05/20 02:00 PM EDT
Thanks to an overwhelming vote of confidence from about three-fourths of the Russian electorate, Vladimir Putin now can remain president of Russia until 2036. He will be 84 years old when he completes the second of the two additional six-year terms that Russian voters awarded him in a referendum that ended on June 30. The referendum’s final results are not yet all in, but its outcome is not in doubt.
The referendum that guaranteed Putin’s tenure — assuming he remains the picture of health that he constantly demonstrates before those who are adoring supporters — actually addressed 205 amendments to the Russian constitution apart from the question of his extended tenure. Among these were popular ones such marriage as a heterosexual union, indexation guarantees for pensions and a variety of other social benefits. The tenure proposal was buried among the plethora of amendments, rendering it almost impossible for Putin’s extension to be rejected.
By 2036, Putin will have outlasted at least three American presidents, and a minimum of four if Donald Trump is not re-elected this year. His time in office — if one includes his four years as prime minister, when he was the real power behind then-president Dmitry Medvedev — will total nearly 37 years. That extended tenure would render him the longest-serving Russian (or Soviet) leader since Peter the Great, whose portrait graces Putin’s Kremlin office.
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https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/505807-vladimir-putin-becomes-russias-president-for-life
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I like PUTIN. Russia is a Christian Nation again under Putin. Their values are most like the USA. I have no fear about PUTIN. PUTIN also does not support gay life style being pushed on children. He says, leave our children alone. Live your life, but leave them alone with your propaganda. Now, China...that is another story.
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I don't see a problem. They are as 'free' as we are! Why does left media always focus on Russia? They were our ally in WW2 .
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8NwYlTlHxs#)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YVEFUKouQQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YVEFUKouQQ#)
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He should just make himself Czar and get it over with.
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I don't see a problem. They are as 'free' as we are! Why does left media always focus on Russia? They were our ally in WW2 .
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8NwYlTlHxs#)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YVEFUKouQQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YVEFUKouQQ#)
The Left never forgave Russia for abandoning Communism.
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He should just make himself Czar and get it over with.
lol Why should we care? Middle East. AFRICA. Do we have article's about other dictators by media? ALL THE DEMON-RATS...NOW KEEPING THEIR STATES SEALED UP? In AMERICA! They think they are CZARS.
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The Left never forgave Russia for abandoning Communism.
Excellent post! Never thought of that. High 5! Makes sense. Excellent. :thumbsup: