Putin says he will step down in 2024 as constitution requires

[brooklynite]

Source: The Hill

Vladimir Putin said on Friday that he plans to step down from the Russian presidency once his current term expires in 2024.

In remarks to reporters, Putin said that he would respect the Russian constitution, which prohibits anyone from serving more than two consecutive terms as president, Reuters reported.

He previously served two back-to-back terms as president, and stepped down in 2008, although he returned to the office in 2012. He won reelection earlier this year.

In winning reelection in March, Putin extended his tenure until 2024, making him the longest serving leader in Moscow since former Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin, who reigned for three decades.



Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/international/389414-putin-says-he-will-respect-russian-constitution-step-down-in-2024

[briv1016]

1. Doesn't he usually just swap between President and Prime Minister with Dmitry Medvedev?

Rachel did a story about this a while ago.

[HopeAgain]

3. Yes, and when he swaps out

he's still in charge.

[BigmanPigman]

6. My doctor said that is what Putin does.

He puts someone else in like a puppet. He did this before and is his MO.

My doctor left Russia. Over there doctors have to work for ten years on a very small govt salary. He hates Putin and left the country. When he packed up all his stuff to ship it to the US he only got about 25% of it back since the Russians went through everything and took most of it, even his crummy toy cars from his childhood.

[sandensea]

18. Great anecdote.

A cautionary tale of what we're heading toward under Cheeto.

All the Best to your doctor and his family.

[BigmanPigman]

19. He is glad to be out and having his stuff stolen

was a small price to pay in his opinion.

[AZ8theist]

2. not holding my breath..

[sandensea]

4. Having to manage Cheeto must have taken a lot of out him.

He must figure that by 2024, when he's 72, he'll be too old - and too rich - for this shit.

[marylandblue]

7. People like that never step down

He'll go for Prime Minister again, and put another crony in as President.

[sandensea]

9. That's very likely.

It'll keep his plastic surgeon in curry, that's for sure.

[NickB79]

15. He's really that old?

Damn, he really is in good shape.

[sandensea]

17. I guess he is - although he'd look better without all the Botox.

Botox has a way of making everyone look like Liberace.

[Doreen]

5. BULLSHIT!!!!

[lagomorph777]

8. He'll step down 5 minutes after he extracts the last Rouble from his people.

[djacq]

11. He's not done screwing with Democracy

[olddad56]

12. he probably has plans to run for the President of the US in 2024.

as soon as Trump clears out all of the hurdles.

[StevieM]

13. So he will be prime minister again for 6 years and then return to the presidency in 2030.

He will finally leave government in 2042 when he is approaching his 90th birthday. At that point Dmitri Medvedev will finally be allowed to serve two consecutive terms and will hold the office until 2054, when he is approaching 89.

[Marthe48]

14. step down from russia or the U.S?

she asked bitterly

[bluedigger]

16. Even rubles, he's planning to move up.

A megalomaniac with his track record can get a lot done in six years.

[MGKrebs]

20. I would imagine he's got billions stashed in

foreign accounts and a private island somewhere all ready to go.

[regnaD kciN]

21. They'll just amend the constitution in 2023...

[brooklynite]

23. ...because it's so easy.

2/3 of the House,plus 2/3 of the Senate, plus 3/4 of the States.

[MrScorpio]

22. Sure, he will.