  Medvedev may ban third term of presidency February 21, 2012 - 13:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev came up with a sensational statement at a meeting with opposition leaders. He said he seriously considered amending the Constitution of the Russian Federation to ban a person from being elected president for more than two terms. “Medvedev said he seriously considered amending the Constitution to ban the president from being elected for the third term: This is what he just said: two terms are quite enough,” co-chairman of the unregistered Parnas party, leader of Solidarity movement Boris Nemtsov told the Izvestiya newspaper. It was Nemtsov who suggested amending Chapter 4 of Article 81 of the Russian Constitution saying that no person shall hold the office of President of the Russian Federation for more than two terms in succession. The opposition representative said it is expedient to remove the words “in succession”, and Medvedev, according to him, agreed on this. Presidential candidate Vladimir Putin who hopes to win the presidential race due on March 4, 2012, bids for the third term. In case of winning the elections Putin will be in office for the next six years. Obviously, the proposed amendment to the Constitution which is approved by Medvedev verbally cannot possibly be adopted before the upcoming elections.   Top stories The Israeli military said its aircraft attacked targets in Syria hours after a mortar bomb from fighting in Syria struck the Golan Heights. Transnistria does not share a border with Russia. It has been de facto independent since the 1990s but is not internationally recognised. Eight-seat Beechcraft planes will carry passengers to the Black Sea city of Batumi and the highland regions of Kazbegi and Svaneti. One of the wounded soldiers later died in hospital despite all attempts to save his life, lifting the death toll to three, the military said.   Partner news |  Latest news “Wolf of Wall Street” scribe to write “Scarface” reimagining  The film will be a Bluegrass Films and Global Produce production, and will be produced by Marc Shmuger, Scott Stuber, and Dylan Clark.Metallica, The Strokes to headline 2017 Lollapalooza South America Last year, the Latin Lollas were headlined by Eminem, Mumford & Sons, Florence and the Machine and Jack U.New David Bowie greatest hits album announced All formats will feature a previously unreleased version of the classic 1971 Hunky Dory track, "Life on Mars?"Marvel’s “Black Panther” finds its villain The film, directed by “Creed” helmer Ryan Coogler, also stars Michael B. Jordan, Danai Gurira, and Lupita Nyong’o. |
