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Russian parliament approves final bill on amendments to constitution Russian parliament approves final bill on amendments to constitution
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Russian MPs have given a final nod to a package of constitutional amendments proposed by President Vladimir Putin which include giving broader powers to the parliament and tightening background checks on top officials. Russian MPs have given the final nod to a package of constitutional amendments proposed by President Vladimir Putin, which include giving sweeping new powers to the parliament and tightening background checks on top officials.
During the third and final reading on Wednesday, the State Duma passed the bill amending Russia’s basic law in a 383-0 vote with 43 abstentions – all members of the Communist Party.During the third and final reading on Wednesday, the State Duma passed the bill amending Russia’s basic law in a 383-0 vote with 43 abstentions – all members of the Communist Party.
They will be put to a nationwide vote scheduled for April 22. As State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin has said, MPs will now meet with their constituencies in the regions to “clarify each amendment.” The amendments will now have to go through the upper house – the Federation Council – and then be approved by at least two-thirds of regional parliaments, according to the bill.
Once these complex procedures are completed, Vladimir Putin will forward the proposed changes to the Constitutional Court, which will have seven days to decide whether or not they run contrary to Russia’s principal law. If the court greenlights the bill, it will be put to a nationwide vote scheduled for April 22.
Finally, the constitutional amendments will come into effect if over a half of Russian voters - who actually took part in the event - say ‘yes’ to the proposal. The president will then order the publishing of the amended Constitution, setting the date the entire document becomes valid.
The amendments revolve, among other things, around shifting some presidential powers to the Duma, restricting the president’s time in office to two overall terms, and banning officials from having foreign citizenship. They also set the minimum wage above the basic cost of living, endorse traditional values and officially proclaim modern Russia a successor to the Soviet Union.The amendments revolve, among other things, around shifting some presidential powers to the Duma, restricting the president’s time in office to two overall terms, and banning officials from having foreign citizenship. They also set the minimum wage above the basic cost of living, endorse traditional values and officially proclaim modern Russia a successor to the Soviet Union.
Promoting the changes in a speech in the Duma on Tuesday, Vladimir Putin said they were designed to create conditions for the “steady, positive, evolutionary development of Russia in the long-term historical perspective.”
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