MOSCOW, June 29 — Russia’s opposition is denouncing this week’s vote on President Vladimir Putin’s constitutional reforms as a joke, pointing out that copies of the amended basic law are already on sale in Moscow bookshops. From liberal reformers to Communists, Kremlin critics say the vote...
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on development of the Russian fuel and energy industry via a video link amid the coronavirus disease outbreak at Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia April 29, 2020. — Reuters pic
Russia’s top opposition figure Alexei Navalny, who last summer rallied thousands against suspected voter fraud in Moscow, has also shown little interest in combating the reforms. They also include political changes like strengthening the role of parliament and a series of populist measures such as a requirement to adjust state pensions for inflation and an effective ban on gay marriage.
Opposing popular measures such as better pensions and minimum wages could leave Kremlin opponents vulnerable, she said.
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