On the advice of Ramzan Kadyrov, the Chechen Parliament has introduced a constitutional amendment to the State Duma that would allow Russian presidents to serve three — not just two — consecutive terms. In other words, Chechen lawmakers want to let Putin run for re-election in 2024, without the smoke and mirrors needed in 2008, when Putin stepped aside briefly for Dmitry Medvedev’s four-year placeholder presidency.
Meduza: Duma to consider a constitutional amendment to let Putin run for re-election in 2024
Russian president-elect Vladimir Putin walks to take the oath of office during a ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 7, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Alexander Zemlianichenko
