Russian president Vladimir Putin voted in the Moscow election after his motorcade was seen travelling through deserted streets Photo: AFP / Alexey NIKOLSKY Russia’s lower house on Wednesday passed co
nstitutional reforms in their final reading that include the possibility of President Vladimir Putin extending his rule for another two terms.
The measures must now be approved by the upper house Federation Council and be put to a public vote scheduled for April 22. The changes “are not just justified… they plan… for the strategy of the development of the country,” Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said after Wednesday’s vote, Russian agencies reported.
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