Changes seen as giving Russia president scope to extend grip on power once he leaves office in 2024. FMTNews Russia
Mikhail Mishustin headed the country’s tax service before being made prime minister.
The changes are widely seen as giving Putin, 67, scope to extend his grip on power once he leaves the presidency in 2024.The sudden and radical overhaul cements Putin’s control of the transition process and is seen by some as an attempt to reduce intra-clan infighting between now and 2024. Real wages have been falling for over five years and have gradually eroded the government’s popularity ratings, raising the prospect they could start bleeding into Putin’s own ratings, analysts and critics of the Kremlin said.
Critics have long accused Putin, a former KGB officer, of plotting to stay on in some capacity after his term ends to continue to wield power over the world’s largest nation, which is also one of its two leading nuclear powers. A senior US official who declined to be named because of the sensitivity of the matter said Putin had too much to lose by giving up power altogether.He is going to be protecting himself and his wealth and his authorities, guaranteeing his security,” said the official.
Under the current constitution, which sets a maximum of two successive terms, Putin is barred from immediately running again for the presidency in 2024, but his supporters find it hard to imagine Russian political life without him.
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