Russian State Exit Polls Show 76 Percent so Far Back Reforms That Could Extend Putin Rule

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with French President Emmanuel Macron during a video conference at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia, on June 26, 2020. Mikhail Klimentyev/ SPUTNIK / AFP via Getty Images

MOSCOW—Russian state opinion pollster VTsIOM said on June 29 that its exit polls showed that 76 percent of Russians had so far voted to support reforms that could allow President Vladimir Putin to extend his rule until 2036.

The nationwide vote on constitutional reforms began on June 25 and is being held over seven days as a precaution against the CCP virus pandemic.