Russia Passes Laws Allowing Putin to Rule Until 2036

Earlier this week Russians voted on a series of constitutional changes which fundamentally change how the country operates. With 77.9% of voters approving the changes they went into force – including one change allowing Putin 2 more 6-year terms as President, potentially allowing him to rule until 2036.

Fact Check Comments

Complaint

The ability for the constitutional court to overturn any international legislation was not mentioned. This sets Putin’s power as higher than the global community.

Response

This is true. As we try to summerise the news, when writing this article we did not see an appropriate place to include this in the script.