Russian Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov, right, gestures while speaking to lawmaker Valery Rashkin during a session prior to vote on a third reading of constitutional amendments at the State Duma, the Lower House of the Russian Parliament in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, March 11, 2020. The Russian parliament has approved a sweeping constitutional reform that will allow President Vladimir Putin to stay in power for another 12 years after his current term ends in 2024. W…
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March 11, 2020 10:32 a.m.
Russian lawmakers move to keep Putin in power past 2024
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian lawmakers on Wednesday rapidly rubber-stamped sweeping constitutional changes that could keep President Vladimir Putin in power until 2036.