Are Putin’s constitutional proposals designed so he can “rule for life” or to partially undo Boris Yeltsin’s 1993 “super-presidential” reforms and make Russia’s system of governance more balanced?
Well, this depends on whether you believe the Western press or the man himself. The Guardian reckons it’s a “naked power grab” to “keep his hands on the levers of power.” A sort of sensationalism that has raised eyebrows in Russia, where the putative new rules are generally interpreted rather differently, even among many steadfast Kremlin opponents.
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