Putin urges Russians to vote for changes that could extend his rule
Putin spoke at the scene of a series of bloody World War Two battles on the eve of the main and last day of a seven-day nationwide vote that would change the constitution for the first time since 1993, a move critics have likened to a legal coup.
State exit polls suggest the changes will be backed by over two thirds of voters, allowing the 67-year-old former KGB officer – if he wishes – to run for another two six-year, back-to-back stints after his current term expires in 2024.At 60%, according to the Levada pollster, his approval rating remains high but well down on its peak of nearly 90%.
With Russia still reporting thousands of new COVID-19 cases every day, opponents have been unable to stage protests but they have mocked the vote online, saying it is a farce whose outcome has already been decided by the authorities.Critics have shared photographs of makeshift polling stations set up in apartment stairwells, courtyards and in the boot of a parked car.
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