77.8% overwhelmingly approve constitutional changes proposed by the president. FMTNews Russia Putin
MOSCOW: Russians overwhelmingly approved a package of constitutional changes in a nationwide vote, partial results showed Wednesday, allowing President Vladimir Putin to potentially extend his two-decade rule until 2036.
But top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny slammed the results as a “huge lie” that did not reflect real public opinion. Initially planned for April 22, the referendum was postponed by the coronavirus pandemic but rescheduled after Putin said the epidemic had peaked and officials began reporting lower numbers of new cases.Protesters gather in Pushkin Square in Moscow to demonstrate against the constitutional amendments.
“For us as pensioners, it’s very important that they will increase our pension every year,” she said.In the second city, Saint Petersburg, 20-year-old Sergei Goritsvetov said he opposed the reforms but doubted it would make any difference. Election commission chief Ella Pamfilova denied any problems on Wednesday, saying only a couple of violations were confirmed and they would have no effect on the result.
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