Russia’s ruling United Russia party said on Tuesday it would back a constitutional amendment that would allow President Vladimir Putin to run for president again despite a legal limit currently prohibiting such a move, the RIA news agency reported.
Putin is required by the constitution to step down in 2024 when his fourth presidential term ends. But a United Russia lawmaker on Tuesday proposed amending the constitution in a way that would reset Putin’s presidential term count back to zero.
Sergei Neverov, a lawmaker and senior United Russia official, said the party would back such an idea and that it could be discussed in parliament later on Tuesday.
