Putin said he would support a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow him to run for office once the presidential term ends in 2024.

Valentina Tereshkova, vice president of the Russian National Duma, today unexpectedly proposed a constitutional amendment clause at a meeting in the House of Representatives, which reinstated previous presidential terms to zero, synonymous with President Vladimir Putin could run for another two terms.

"I propose that we either lift the presidential term limit or put in the constitution amending a provision that the incumbent president, like any other Russian citizen, has the right to run after a constitutional amendment effective, "Tereshkova said and was applauded by parliamentarians.

After many MPs expressed their support for the idea, the Russian president went to the lower house in Moscow and said he approved Tereshkova's proposal. Putin believes he should have the right to continue running for Russia's stability, although future presidents should be limited to two terms.

"The president is the defender of our state's security, internal development stability," he said.

Putin served as president of Russia from 2000 to 2008, then became prime minister in 2008 to 2012 and was re-elected president in 2012. The Russian constitution currently prohibits presidents from serving more than two consecutive terms. , which means that Putin will not be able to run for office at the end of his current term in 2024.

However, according to the proposal, Putin's two recent terms will be "deleted", allowing the 67-year-old president of Russia to continue to run for re-election after the current term ends in 2024, helping him. remain in power until at least 2036.

"These necessary modifications should have been made a long time ago and I am sure they will be useful for Russian society and people," Putin said. He said that Russia needed a revolutionary change "because we had enough revolutions", and said that Russia might not be ready for a new leader yet.

"There are times when the supreme power is not given to a specific person. But this has happened in Russian history and we are not allowed to ignore it," he said.

Putin said the proposals were effective only when they were declared unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court. However, he did not confirm that he planned to continue racing into the Kremlin.

At the end of the speech, Putin reminded the Russian people: "I guarantee that together we will make even greater things, at least until 2024. After that, we will see how. ".

The Russian House of Representatives then voted in favor of constitutional amendments with 382 votes in favor, 44 abstentions, no votes against. They will vote in the third and final round tomorrow, House Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said.