Russian lawmakers told to rally behind Putin's move to extend rule
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's parliamentary head told lawmakers on Thursday to rally behind Vladimir Putin against what he said was a foreign campaign to discredit constitutional reforms that could allow the president to stay in power until 2036.
Putin, who has been in power as president or prime minister since the turn of the century, would be cleared to run for president in 2024 under the proposed changes, overturning a constitutional ban which prevents him from doing so.
The changes must still be reviewed by the constitutional court and put to a public vote before they become law.
The 67-year-old president's critics say he is brazenly engineering a way to stay as president for life, an allegation rejected by the Kremlin.
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