Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Monday that a vote on constitutional reforms that could extend his time in office through 2036 will take place July 1 after being postponed due to the coronavirus.
Russia’s parliament and Constitutional Court have already approved the amendments, which would allow Putin to serve an additional two terms, Bloomberg reported. Putin’s current presidency would end in 2024 without the amendments.
The vote was originally set for April 22 before the pandemic forced the postponement. But in a teleconference from his residence outside Moscow on Monday, Putin told Kremlin officials the spread of the virus had slowed enough to reschedule the vote.
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