Experts on changing the Constitution

In connection with the fifth anniversary of the election, which Vladimir Putin won, the Kremlin.org portal published a selection of interviews in which experts, in particular, assessed the possibility of changing the Constitution in order to continue the reign of the current president.

President of the Politika Foundation Vyacheslav Nikonov believes that Putin's role is extremely important, he is the most popular politician in the country who has achieved great success in recent years. Therefore, V. Nikonov, "a supporter of the observance of constitutional norms in the country ," sees opportunities " "how Putin can remain in real leadership roles without changing the Constitution .

Answering a question about the possibility of changing the Constitution in order to extend the term of Putin's presidency, Vitaly Tretyakov, editor-in-chief of the Politichny Klass magazine, said the following: "A politician like Putin ... I am not opposed to extending the possibility of his stay in power in a certain legal way for another, say, 4 years, but hardly more. I think that this can be extremely useful for the country, but on one condition. The obligatory condition is Putin's presentation of the strategic line that he will pursue in these 4 years. I see such a presentation and agree with it, then I am ready to vote for Putin to remain in power for one more term, but no more . At the same time, the scheme for extending the powers of the president, according to Tretyakov, is the introduction of amendments to the current Basic Law, which are approved either by a referendum or (better) " some special national meeting that will make this decision in the interests of the country, based on the approval of the strategic line that will be pursued by this person" . At the same time, this mechanism should adopt "a social contract, on the basis of which Putin will receive additional powers for one more term . "

Andranik Mihranyan, vice-president of the Harmony Foundation, believes that the transfer of power in 2008 will take place in accordance with the current constitution, and changing the Basic Law in relation to the current president is unlikely: "if such changes are introduced, then already for future politicians, and not for current ones." " .

Sources

• Nikonov V. In Russia, the conservative policy of the Father of the Nation is now being pursued // Kremlin.org. 2005. March 28.
• Tretyakov V. There is not a single politician who is even close to be comparable to Putin // Kremlin.org. 2005. March 28.
• Migranyan A. Personnel policy - the Achilles' heel of presidential policy // Kremlin.org. 2005. March 28.