A referendum to reform the Constitution and give Parliament the power to choose the Russian prime minister. He proposed the Russian president Vladimir Putin in his annual speech to the nation in front of the Rooms together, rekindling the speculation over the future of the Kremlin, once the current and last presidential term in 2024.
Putin said he would “consider it necessary to the citizens’ vote on an entire package of proposed amendments to the Constitution”. It would be up to the deputies of the state Duma, the lower Chamber of the Parliament, and not to the president, the power to confirm the nomination of the premier of the Country, as well as other senior institutional representatives. The new premier so designated should then always be submitted to the vote of the Parliament the list of the members of his government team. “The president would be obliged to name them. Could not refuse the nominations confirmed by the Parliament,” said Putin. The head of State would remain empowered to appoint the vertices of defense and security.
