Putin Signs Law Allowing Him 2 More Terms as Russia’s Leader

Putin Signs Law Allowing Him 2 More Terms as Russia’s Leader
Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to General Director of the Russian Direct Investment Fund Krill Dmitriev at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on April 2, 2021. Alexei Druzhinin/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP
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MOSCOW—Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a law allowing him to potentially hold onto power until 2036, a move that formalizes constitutional changes endorsed in a vote last year.

The July 1 constitutional vote included a provision that reset Putin’s previous term limits, allowing him to run for president two more times. The change was rubber-stamped by the Kremlin-controlled legislature and the relevant law signed by Putin was posted Monday on an official portal of legal information.