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| Constitutional amendments vote in Russia: RT special coverage | Constitutional amendments vote in Russia: RT special coverage |
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| Russians are heading to the polls on the last day of voting on amendments to the country’s constitution. Citizens have plenty of time to express their will, as July 1 has been declared a holiday. | Russians are heading to the polls on the last day of voting on amendments to the country’s constitution. Citizens have plenty of time to express their will, as July 1 has been declared a holiday. |
| Among other things, the proposed amendments would transfer more power to Russia’s two houses of parliament, as well as potentially allow Vladimir Putin to run for the presidency two more times. | Among other things, the proposed amendments would transfer more power to Russia’s two houses of parliament, as well as potentially allow Vladimir Putin to run for the presidency two more times. |
| Initially scheduled for April 22, the vote was postponed until July 1 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The government allowed voters to go to their polling stations up to a week before the final date, in order to reduce crowds and restrict the spread of coronavirus. Citizens in Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod, two of the cities most affected by the virus, were also given the option to cast their ballot online. | |
| You can watch RT’s special coverage of the vote here: | You can watch RT’s special coverage of the vote here: |