Putin allowed the cancellation of the principle of two consecutive periods for the president

Russian President Vladimir Putin during a press conference, answering the question of whether there is a need to amend the Constitution, proposed to remove the word "in a row" from an article on limiting the terms of the presidential authority. Thus, the head of state proposed to make it impossible to return to the Kremlin the former president, who was already elected twice.

“I understand the logic of those who offer these things. This is connected precisely with the expansion of the rights of the parliament, with some changes in the prerogatives and the president and the government, but this can be done after good preparation and deep discussion in society, but very carefully. As for the previous changes, they were, as far as I know, are associated with the number of deadlines. But what could be said to be canceled - the reservation was to be canceled,” Putin said.

He explained that he worked for two consecutive terms, then left the position of the president, and then "had a constitutional right to return" to the presidential post: "Because it was not two terms in a row." As Putin noted, this reservation confuses some Russian political scientists and public figures. “Well, you could cancel it,” the president concluded.

In 2012, Putin already supported such an offer. "In order to expand democracy, how do you relate to if we have entered into the Duma the project to exclude the word" contract "regarding two terms of presidential powers?" - filmmaker Vladimir Bortko asked him then. “Regarding the“ two terms in a row ”from the Constitution, but to make just“ two deadlines, ”I think this is reasonable,” Putin noted.

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