Putin will improve Russia's constitution even after leaving power: PM's resignation

Moscow, January 16, 2020 Thursday

Russia's Prime Minister Dimitri Medvedev resigned from his position after President Pune's proposal for a constitutional amendment giving Russia the power to stay in office even after he was ousted. The message said that his mentor He was forced to resign after seeing a proposal for a change in government.

Putin thanked Medvedev for his performance and appointed him the deputy head of the Presidential Security Council. In an earlier address to the United Nations earlier in the day, Putin suggested to the MPs to amend the constitution to propose a new prime minister's name.

"This will increase the power of parliament and parliamentary parties, increase the power and independence of the prime minister as well as all the ministers," he said while addressing MPs and top officials. At the same time, Putin also argued that Russia would not be stable if it were to run Russia through a parliamentary system. The President should have the power to remove the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers from power. He should also have the power to suspend top defense and security officials, become the supreme commander of the Russian army, and remove the law-abiding organization.

Putin stressed that constitutional reforms should be put in place for nation-wide voting. It is worth mentioning that the term of Putin's presidency will end in year 1 and who is speculating after him in Russia's political circles.