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Russian Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov, right, gestures while speaking to lawmaker Valery Rashkin during a session prior to vote on a third reading of constitutional amendments at the State Duma, the Lower House of the Russian Parliament in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, March 11, 2020. The Russian parliament has approved a sweeping constitutional reform that will allow President Vladimir Putin to stay in power for another 12 years after his current term ends in 2024. Wednesday's vote was the third and final reading. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Russian Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov, right, gestures while speaking to lawmaker Valery Rashkin during a session prior to vote on a third reading of constitutional amendments at the State Duma, the Lower House of the Russian Parliament in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, March 11, 2020. The Russian parliament has approved a sweeping constitutional reform that will allow President Vladimir Putin to stay in power for another 12 years after his current term ends in 2024. W…

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Russian lawmakers move to keep Putin in power past 2024
March 11, 2020 10:32 a.m.

Russian lawmakers move to keep Putin in power past 2024

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian lawmakers on Wednesday rapidly rubber-stamped sweeping constitutional changes that could keep President Vladimir Putin in power until 2036.