Russian referendum approves constitutional amendments

RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS - In Brief 02 Jul 2020 by Alex Teddy
On July 2 the result of the referendum was declared 78% in favour of the amendments. This allows President Putin to seek two more terms of 6 years apiece (though it is far from certain he will). It enshrines marriage as only between a man and a woman. It also underscores the supremacy of Russian over international law: and the federal center over the regions. The constitution will say that the minimum wage and welfare payments have to go up with inflation. The government is also banned from giving away land. The amendments also offer some extra power to the prime ministership. The result was never in doubt. The referendum was not necessary to change the constitution and some of the changes were actually already in practice. However, the president felt it best to have a democratic mandate to do so. The democracy watchdog Golos said the referendum was marred by bogus voting.

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