Vedomosti: Putin Can Rule Russia until 2026
Below is an exclusive translation of an frightening/amusing article from Vedomosti on the perpetual power fantasies of Sergey Mironov, who hopes to see no changes in leadership for decades.
Vladimir Putin will be able to rule Russia until the year 2026 By Alexey Nikolsky Vedomosti 12:56 21.01.2008 The chairman of the Federation Council, Sergey Mironov, did not rule this out. In an interview with «Moskovsky komsomolets», published today, Mironov reported that in the autumn, «A Just Russia», as he had promised last year, will introduce a draft law on extending the term of presidential powers to 5-7 years. If the term will be extended to 7 years, Vladimir Putin will be able to be elected anew in the year 2012 and to lead the country until the year 2026, after which Dmitry Medvedev will once again be able to occupy the post of president.