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Gallyamov says people currently have a strong demand for "participation in political decision-making processes.

"Amendments to the constitution" — Russian caricaturist Sergey Elkin's view of Putin's changesBut in Abbas Gallyamov's view, the planned vote on the measures is mainly for show. When Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov was asked about the "rush" surrounding the constitutional changes this week, he said the president's initiatives are always a priority.

Specifically, Putin has suggested to require the minimum wage to be above the poverty line and to guarantee an annual increase in pension payments. Most of these amendments do not embody new concepts, but rather duplicate norms that are already found in federal lawsThe amendments have been put to a national vote initially called for April 2020 but later postponed due to the The voting procedure was decided on already during the development process. They were approved on 1 July 2020 by a contested popular vote. Now the parliament has voted in favor of the new measures. Though he couldn't specify when all the amendments would be passed, he said that "we obviously won't be putting them on the back burner. Particularly, the ones about the superiority of the Constitution above the interstate authority decisions, the President’s right to resign judges, including local authority into one “single public authority system” and the one regarding religion. "It's only been a week since Russia's president addressed the country in his State of the Nation speech. "Vladimir Putin has had a new constitution crafted to ensure he controls Russia for as long as he pleases. He proposed a range of constitutional changes, which analysts agree could pave the way for Russia's Duma is likely to pass the draft law on constitutional changes But since Putin made the proposals on January 15, a working group on the constitutional amendments has already made suggestions to the president, who immediately put a draft law on the changes to the Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament. God, Gays, And 'Victorious Power': Other Proposed Amendments To Russia's Constitution February 06, 2020 12:44 GMT ... Putin Sends Proposed Constitutional Changes To … It is supposed to give the public a sense of ownership of Putin's quick-fix changes without giving voters a real role in shaping the political process. Analysts called the fast-moving events in Russia a "sting operation.

As a result of their work, the Constitution was supplemented by articles imposing a distinct government attitude towards such things as public health, science, culture, voluntary work and young people. "The longer the changes are up for discussion, the more likely it is that there could be pressure on the president or internal conflicts in an attempt to alter or block [the changes]," he told DW.Vladimir Putin cannot be president for a third consecutive term according to the constitutionThe Kremlin is pushing for change while attempting to keep a firm grip on the situation. The president proposed a series of amendments to the country’s basic law last week during his annual address to Russian lawmakers, with his speech followed by the resignation of the Russian government, the formation of a new cabinet, and the creation of a working group to iron out the details of the proposed constitutional changes. The approved procedure is noticeably different from a regular voting or a referendum: just a month of preparation instead of 90-100 days; the observers can be only from the Public Chambers, which are formed by federal and regional authority; “informing the public” regarding the content of the amendments instead of agitation; no minimum voter turn-out; an online-voting optionWith 98% of the ballot counted, and with 78% voting in favor versus 22% against, the amendments easily passed.

However, after carefully examining these pretensions, as well as the one regarding the discounting previous presidential terms before the amendment enters into force, the Constitutional Court has not found anything contradicting.Will Partlett has written that the amendments "follow the recent 'populist' trend toward state-building grounded on constitutional centralism, anti-institutionalism, and protectionism". You can find more information in our data protection declaration.Last week, Vladimir Putin proposed sweeping changes to Russia's constitution. The current Russian constitution (конститу́ция) was adopted in 1993, after proclamations of independence by former Soviet republics, including Russia. "Alexander Pozhalov, director of research at the Institute of Socio-Economic and Political Research, a Russian think tank, agrees.