A day after the Russian presidential election last March, Margarita Simonyan sent a chain of Tweets in the Vastness of the Internet, an emotional message, which illustrated their rejection of the West. The editor-in-chief of the Russian state channel Russia Today, in short RT, accused the West, to the Land forming. In particular, a Tweet about the ebony in the office confirmed Vladimir Putin caused a great deal of attention: “in the past, he was just our President and could be replaced. Now he is our leader. And we do not allow that he will be replaced. We have managed on its own.“
Putin, the new old President of Russia, a “woschd”, a leader? The Kremlin leader is several times as the Russian “leader”. The F-word was new. A Derailment? Or a first signs of planned Changes in the construction Plan of the current rule model?
in 2018, the Strengths and weaknesses of Putin’s system seem to have been like never before. The Strengths: The mobilization of machinery worked on the re-election of the Kremlin-the chief is still running smoothly. The result, 76.7 percent, with solid effort and pressure against dependent groups of the population had been achieved. In the summer, authorities organized a faultless soccer world Cup. The mood was exuberant.
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However, the downside soon became evident: The urgent adoption of the controversial pension reform caused resentment, as well as the deteriorating economic data. Neither risky war by the authorities as a defense campaign staged confrontation with the West operations still were able to screw Putin’s Rating to the end of the year. Nevertheless, it would be a mistake to assume that in 2019 the entry of a foreign policy reversal. In the face of economic bottlenecks, the opposite might be the case.
the Putin succession will Russia deal for 2019, is reinforced. The Tweet of the RT Chief was perhaps the fancy contribution to the subject. But in the meantime, the Kremlin Establishment is debating seriously about the Constitution and a possible Reform. So the head of the Russian constitutional court has spoken about Valery Sorkin. He urged in an article on improvements in the basic law for greater effectiveness. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev published on 12. December, the day of the Russian Constitution, an Essay, in which he is in doubt, “traditional Russian values” over human rights. A few days ago, the state Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin suggested (well-known for the ideas of the Kremlin in front of sharpen), that a Commission of experts should consider the effectiveness of the basic law.
All of this suggests that the constitutional debate in the new year continues to pick up speed. It is not yet clear where the journey will go: Could Putin remain in power until the end of his days Mr? Popular this model is already in some of the neighbors: The presidents of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan or Belarus know no limit of their term of office. The Kremlin could discover as “Russian”. It would be the final departure from the Western model of Democracy, where the independent Russia is, at least formally. Or do the persons in charge of the collective management body? A special item for the past presidents? Strengthen the office of Prime Minister in the Putin, as in the year 2008 could change? For the time being, it is a mood test: the stirring of discontent in the population or if he remains?
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Oliver Bilger
According to the current legal situation must divorce the Kremlin boss in the year 2024 from the office. He will be 71 years old – with 20 years in office as head of state. Putin has announced that he would then assign. “I have always respected the Constitution and keep you,” he said recently. What is, however, no Argument against their Amendment.
