Putin Plan to Extend Rule Played Down in Kremlin Vote Pitch
- Referendum could allow Putin to remain president until 2036
- Most consequential change gets little focus on official site
Vladimir Putin attends a teleconference meeting on May 18.
Photographer: Alexey Nikolsky/AFP via Getty Images
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Plans for the most sweeping changes to Russia’s constitution since it was adopted nearly 30 years ago include one big one: an amendment that could allow President Vladimir Putin remain in power until 2036.
Russian voters could be forgiven for not noticing.