What happened?
On March 10, 2020, Russia’s State Duma is reviewing the second reading of constitutional reform legislation. During Tuesday’s parliamentary session, United Russia deputy Valentina Tereshkova proposed an amendment that would either zero out the incumbent president’s term clock (allowing Putin to run for another two terms) or eliminate presidential term limits altogether. United Russia’s faction leader in the State Duma, Sergey Neverov, immediately signaled his party members’ support for Tereshkova’s proposal. Vladimir Putin will personally visit the State Duma to discuss the new initiative after 3 p.m., Moscow time.
