Vladimir Putin, 62, told Russian news agency Tass he will step down as president of Russia no later than 2024, as required by Constitution of the Russian Federation, CBC News reports.
The Russian constitution limits the number of consecutive terms a president may serve to two, but places no limit on the total number of terms a president may serve, as long as the candidate sits out one term between stints in the nation’s highest office.
Putin was first elected to the presidency in 2000 after many years in the KGB, the Soviet Union’s largest intelligence-gathering outfit. After serving two four-year terms, …read more
Source: Newsweek
