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Russian Constitutional Court Approves Changes to Presidential Term Limitations under the Constitution
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By: Justine N. Stefanelli | March 18, 2020 - 10:47am
The Russian Constitutional Court has approved amendments to the Russian Constitution that will allow President Vladimir Putin to serve an additional two terms as president. As reported by JURIST on March 17, 2020, the Russian Constitution's current limitation to two terms will be replaced by amendments that will "reset the term-limit clock and allow [Putin] to run again." These changes previously received parliamentary support and will now be put to a national referendum, which is scheduled for late April.