When former russian president yeltsin, one of the tomb-diggers of the soviet union, decided to host a young man from petersburg who he liked, he might not have thought he was paving the way for a possible "life-long president ".
Russian president vladimir putin ,67, is subject to constitution, transfer at the end of his term in 2024 authority, but mr putin seems to have everything to do: reform the constitution. Once reformed, he could hold two more terms if he wanted to, until 2036, when, if the years allowed, perhaps putin could try to amend the constitution.
Putin`s party, the Russian Unity Party`s dominant State Duma, paved the way for his re-election. Putin`s first-hand institutional design on Tuesday is fulfilling his power-loving desire to change the existing two-term presidency to strengthen the power of the incumbent. As he paves the way for himself, Putin proposes a fascinating set of measures that will lead to a guaranteed minimum salary system and a series of conservative measures to preserve the existing society.
councillor passed on second reading Tuesday, and after a third vote, the proposal will be transferred to the House of Lords on Wednesday. Subsequently, a "people`s referendum" was held on 22 April, as planned. Every time mr putin runs for president, mr putin`s so-called "people`s referendum" is just a formality, even though the opposition has accused his party of threat massive vote-grabbing and pulling out what may be mr putin`s eyes in name.
In the west, it seems inconceivable that the people of russia should be manipulated to change the system, to amend the constitution and to extend the term without hindrance. Every few years, either in the name of "two brothers" or in the name of an extension of his term of office, Putin has to find some seemingly more legitimate reason for himself.
Putin`s path to president is unthinkable, with former President Yeltsin`s help in 2000, when he was elected for the first time and re-elected in 2004 until 2008. The presidency was then four-year, with a maximum term of two consecutive terms. No one expected mr putin to have calculated that he would have his confidant as president until 2012, when he became prime minister. Thus, it bypassed the constitution limit that two presidents could not be re-elected, and put authority in the hands of a man who obeyed himself.
By 2012, when Putin was re-elected for six years, Putin did so in 2018, and to thank Medvedev for his loyalty, he asked him to be his prime minister. In 2018, Putin was re-elected until 2024. Not long ago, mr putin had another confidant replace mr medvedev as prime minister, trying to pave the way for constitutional reform.
The ruling party, the united russia party, which hopes mr putin will always be the head of state councillor has so duly thrown out a proposal to amend it constitution, so that all mr putin`s tenure and returning him to the presidency from 2024. The proposal was easily passed on Tuesday, as expected, during the second reading of the State Duma.
Putin came out at this time to say ," In principle, it is possible to lift the restriction that the President can only be re-elected for two consecutive terms, but only if, unless the constitution Court considers this proposal unconstitutional ", Putin, who has the courage to make this statement, appears magnanimous, calm, like a Russian President who has always had a "great Russian dream ".
If the russian constitution court opens the green light and the "people`s vote" of april 22 does n` t happen, mr putin will be in power forever.
According to the Russian opposition, this action is clearly a "constitution coup ", opposition No .1 Alekse. Navarina calls on people to take demonstration protest. to the streets on March 21
Mr putin, who is in power, has deliberately set the stage, saying on several occasions that he disliked the soviet-era party`s leaders who had been dead. He seems to be doing it now?
