3 Countries in Europe Vote
Poland - First round of elections are today. Pres Andrzej Duda and the Mayor of Warsaw, Rafał Trzaskowski are the only two who really count in this race. Neither are expected to clear 50%, so a run-off is likely. This race is really too close to call according to Euronews
2. Russian constitutional referendum. Staring Sunday and ending July 1, Russians will vote on Constitutional Reform. Among the issues that Russians will be voting on:
- The Russian Constitution should take precedence over international law
- Persons who hold "important positions for ensuring the country's security" (President, Ministers, judges, heads of regions) should not have foreign citizenship or a residence permit in other countries, either at the time of their work in office or, in the case of the President, at any time before
- A presidential candidate must live in Russia for at least 25 years (currently 10 years)
- Granting the Constitutional Court the ability to check the constitutionality of laws adopted by the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation at the request of the President before they are signed by the President
-Defining marriage as a relationship between one man and one woman
and the most important
-remove the "in a row" clause from the article regulating the maximum number of presidential terms, discounting previous presidential terms before the amendment enters into force
3. France.
The second round of voting begins June 28.
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