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Putin has no objection to possibility of running for president in 2024 Putin has no objection to possibility of running for president in 2024
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The Russian president says a suggestion by MPs that would see presidential terms reset, thus allowing him to run again in 2024, would be acceptable should it be supported by citizens and adopted by the Constitutional Court. The Russian president says a suggestion by MPs that would see presidential terms reset, thus allowing him to run again in 2024, would be acceptable should it be supported by citizens and approved by the Constitutional Court.
“I believe and am deeply convinced that a strong presidential power is absolutely necessary for our country,” Putin stated in his address to the State Duma, the parliament’s lower house. However, the public should have guarantees that elections – including presidential elections – are open and competitive. “I believe and am deeply convinced that a strong presidential power is absolutely necessary for our country,” Putin stated in his address to the State Duma. However, the public should have guarantees that elections – including presidential elections – are competitive and there is also “an alternative.” 
Sweeping constitutional changes currently being discussed in parliament would limit future presidents to only two terms without allowing them to be reelected again. Now, Putin believes that while the alternation of power is crucial for “dynamic development of the country,” lifting the two-term limits could be an option – but under certain conditions. Such an initiative could become real “only if citizens support such a proposal” at the upcoming national vote on April 22, the president opined. Putin was referring to a suggestion by Valentina Tereshkova, a United Russia MP who pledged to lift a proposed amendment limiting future presidents to only two terms. Backing up her proposal, she mentioned some “unpredictable risks” to the country, meaning that “reliable insurance” is needed.
DETAILS TO FOLLOW Aside from that, Tereshkova suggested that Putin’s tenure be reset, making Putin eligible for two more runs before he would be subject to the new restrictions.While respecting the two-term limitation, that proposal still enables a person who has served and (or) serves as president of Russia at the time this amendment entered into force “to participate as a candidate in the [next] presidential election.”
Touching on that, Putin said accepting such an initiative is an option – but under certain conditions. It could become real “only if citizens support such a proposal” in the upcoming national vote on April 22, the president opined.
Then, Russia’s Constitutional Court would give an official conclusion that such an amendment will not run contrary to “the principles and fundamental provisions of the basic law.” Finishing, Putin said he is confident that presidential power will eventually become less personified, it will not be “associated with any specific person.”
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