Reminder ☝️
When Putin couldn’t run for President for the 3rd consecutive term, he appointed Medvedev to run & made himself the PM.
Then they swapped roles after 1 term & changed the Constitution to allow Putin to serve till 2036.
It didn’t happen overnight…
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ja...
Analysis: How Vladimir Putin was able to change Russia’s constitution and become president for life
Paul Edward Fisher (UCL SSEES) analyses in The Conversation how connected political elites intervened in Russian politics to help ensure that President Vladimir Putin would be allowed a fifth presiden...
