Russians grant Putin right to extend his rule until 2036 in landslide vote, partial results show | Malay Mail

Thursday, 02 Jul 2020 06:54 AM MYT

Results, after almost a third of ballots had been counted, indicated that the former KGB officer who has ruled Russia for more than two decades as president or prime minister would easily win the right to run for two more terms. That means he could remain president for 16 more years. One-off payments of 10,000 roubles were transferred to those with children at Putin's order as people headed to polling stations yesterday, the last day of the vote, held over seven days to try to limit the spread of the coronavirus.

Putin, 67, made no mention of how the changes could affect his own career in an eve-of-vote speech on Tuesday. They would allow him to run for another two six-year, consecutive stints after his current term expires in 2024. With Russia reporting thousands of new Covid-19 cases each day, opponents have been unable to stage protests but have mocked the vote online, sharing photographs of polling stations in apartment stairwells, courtyards and the boot of a car.A small group of activists staged a symbolic protest on Red Square on Wednesday afternoon using their prostrate bodies to form the date — 2036 — before being swiftly detained by police, TV Rain reported.

In the event, dozens turned out amid a heavy police presence. One masked protester stood with a sign saying “I/We are the constitution,” while others chanted “Russia will be free.” Other slogans suggested the best constitutional amendment would be for Putin to resign.

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