Opposition to Putin's constitutional amendments among radicals

RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS - In Brief 24 Jan 2020 by Alex Teddy

On January 23 Novaya Gazeta, one of Russia's most prominent newspapers, published an open letter by scores of Russia's more radical opposition activists, decrying Putin's attempts to change the constitution. Some deputies in Moscow City Council have stated they are against the proposed amendments to the constitution. A protest march is scheduled for February. On January 23 every deputy in the Duma (parliament) voted for the amendments. Do not expect the protests to make a difference.

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