Putin: Will He or Won't He?

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In a surprise move, the Duma has proposed a mechanism to re-set Vlad's presidency to zero, allowing him another 16 years at the top, if he wants it.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/10/vladimir-putin-amendment-power-russia-2024

Putin has reluctantly decided he will have a go, if the people want him to stay, so the obvious answer is to hold a referendum on the issue.

In what will clearly be an honest and free vote, I can't wait to see the results.

All Hail Emperor Vladimir I!

What a selfless chap this bloke is. We could all take a leaf out of his book and be more giving of ourselves.

I'm going to bet $5 he stays on as President.

Any takers?
 
Shhh! I didn't expect you to, but there must be some people who think he'd turn down the opportunity to make himself and his pals another few hundred billion.
 
The Atheist said:
In a surprise move, the Duma has proposed a mechanism to re-set Vlad's presidency to zero, allowing him another 16 years at the top, if he wants it.



https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/10/vladimir-putin-amendment-power-russia-2024



Putin has reluctantly decided he will have a go, if the people want him to stay, so the obvious answer is to hold a referendum on the issue.



In what will clearly be an honest and free vote, I can't wait to see the results.



All Hail Emperor Vladimir I!



What a selfless chap this bloke is. We could all take a leaf out of his book and be more giving of ourselves.



I'm going to bet $5 he stays on as President.



Any takers?
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Nah, he has said if the russian constitutional court says it is legal he will stay. That translated from Putin language means "you will say it is legal".
 
Darat said:
Nah, he has said if the russian constitutional court says it is legal he will stay. That translated from Putin language means "you will say it is legal".
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Yes, quite.

He's a murdering, thieving, conniving despot of the worst kind, but I can't help admiring his style.

No worrying about bad press, nor elections, and no challengers.

It's little wonder he's Trump's hero - he's everything Trump wishes he could be.
 
This is what happens when you have a constitution that can be rewritten and changed at will.
 
The Atheist said:
Yes, quite.

He's a murdering, thieving, conniving despot of the worst kind, but I can't help admiring his style.

No worrying about bad press, nor elections, and no challengers.

It's little wonder he's Trump's hero - he's everything Trump wishes he could be.
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Putin answers to worse masters than Trump ever will.
 
Trebuchet said:
That would be Tsar Vladimir IV, Comradde! Or Vladimir I, depending on where you count from.

I was wondering about this the other day and looked him up to see if he has any sons to succeed him. He does not, that we know of.
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He has some daughters/future Czarinas though, so we could still have a Putin dynasty.
 
Trebuchet said:
That would be Tsar Vladimir IV, Comradde! Or Vladimir I, depending on where you count from.

I was wondering about this the other day and looked him up to see if he has any sons to succeed him. He does not, that we know of.
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Ain't no way he's having a lousy IV after his name - it's I or nothing. Bit like William Jefferson Blythe III.
 
AP Newswire: https://apnews.com/1bc1532d515550bb40df29ff9652e264

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian lawmakers on Wednesday rapidly rubber-stamped sweeping constitutional changes that could keep President Vladimir Putin in power until 2036.

If Putin won and completed two more terms as president, it would make him the ruler of Russia for 36 years — longer than any other leader in its modern history.

The measure must still be approved by the country’s Constitutional Court and by a nationwide vote next month before they come into force. Putin’s critics called for protests, condemning the move as a way to keep him in office after he hits his term limit in 2024.

The Kremlin-controlled lower house, the State Duma, endorsed a set of amendments to the Russian Constitution and a provision that resets the term count for Putin once the revisions come into force. It passed the chamber by a 383-0 vote with 43 abstentions, and several hours later sailed through the upper house, the Federation Council, by a vote of 160-1 with three abstentions.

It is unclear when the Constitutional Court will rule, but a nationwide vote on the proposed amendments is set for April 22.
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Let's face it:The Russians just cannot conceive of a government without a dictator in charge.
The Germans eventually learned, but the Russians seem to very slow learners.
 
dudalb said:
Let's face it:The Russians just cannot conceive of a government without a dictator in charge.
The Germans eventually learned, but the Russians seem to very slow learners.
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Nailed, utterly nailed.

There's obviously some freak DNA in Russians that makes them love a strongman leader. I forget who it was I first read that analysis by, but it's true.

Trebuchet said:
Where's Yeltsin, now that we need him? Dead, I expect. Must look him up.
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Bloody right, dirty, conniving, alcoholic moron.

TragicMonkey said:
Someone's a rebel!

I hope they have their funeral planned out already.
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No, it's just Vlad making sure it's not unanimous to prove that dissent is fine.

Ensures dissenters stay out in the open, where he can see them.
 
If he gets to 36 years that'll put him just behind Peter The Great, but still a way behind Ivan the Terrible (if you include his time as head honcho of Moscow, pre-Russia existing). They'd probably have to pickle him to beat Ivan.
 
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