Russian President Vladimir Putin having a meeting at the official residence. Moscow = AP Yonhap News
Russian President Vladimir Putin completes the “lifetime power” foothold. Following the revision of the constitution last year, the revision of the election law, which can take power up to 2036, has laid the foundation for omnipresent power.
According to the Tas news agency on the 5th (local time), President Putin signed a bill on election and referendum-related legislation that had previously been approved by the Senate and House of Representatives. As a result, the legal system in line with the constitutional provisions revised last year has been fully established. If he wins the election alone, he will be able to serve twice more as president for a six-year term. In fact, there is no counterhorse, so Putin’s potential for power extension is very high.
The revised election law stipulated that “Russians who have served twice as president or who are holding the second term of office as of the date of election announcement are not eligible for candidacy.” The same person was prevented from serving as president more than three times. However, there is a separate key clause. It is a clue that the tenure record before last year’s constitution amendment is not calculated. Thanks to this, Putin can rerun for the 2024 presidential election at the end of this term.
Putin has publicly revealed his willingness to run again. In a media interview in his country last June, before the amendment, he said that if the amendment is confirmed, he is not excluding the possibility of running for the presidential election in 2024. The Daily Moscow Times pointed out that “if Putin remains in office until 2036, it will be longer than Iosif Stalin, the longest in power in (Russia) history.”
Stalin, the former Soviet iron fist ruler, was a leader for almost 30 years from 1924 to 1953. Putin, who took office as president in May 2000, remained in the presidency except for four years (2008-2012) when he resigned as prime minister after being blocked by the constitution at the time, prohibiting three consecutive years of office. The revised election law also included a provision that only citizens of 35 years of age or older who have resided in Russia for 25 years or more and who have never had foreign nationality or permanent residency can be elected to the President.
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