The rally against amendments to the Constitution was canceled

The organizers of the rally against amendments to the Constitution in St. Petersburg, which was supposed to be held on March 21 or 22, was canceled due to the spread of coronavirus. They reported this to the "paper."

The applicants of the rally from the public campaign “No” called on the regional authorities to refuse to hold the All -Russian vote on amendments to the Constitution on April 22. “We are still confident that the zeroing of Putin ’s presidential terms, which they try to give legitimacy with the help of“ all-Russian voting ”, is absolutely illegal and is a coup. However, during the Pandemia of Coronavirus, the “All -Russian vote” itself, in which millions of people will take part, will threaten their health and lives, ”they wrote.

In parallel, more than 40 thousand people also demanded to transfer a vote on amendments to the Constitution since April. They fear the spread of coronavirus.

Earlier, the St. Petersburg authorities refused to coordinate the rally. According to deputy Boris Vishnevsky , this was explained by the fact that on this time the events “in the sport of the whole family” and “Spring drops” have already been planned on this time. According to him, activists plan to use other forms of protest.

On March 16, the Constitutional Court recognized as legal amendments to the Constitution - including the ground of Putin's terms.

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