17-01-2020 15:32 via news.yahoo.com

Kremlin critic calls for protest against Putin's constitutional reforms

An opposition politician in Moscow urged Russians on Friday to take to the streets this weekend to protest against sweeping constitutional reforms floated by President Vladimir Putin.The proposed reforms, which triggered the resignation of the prime minister and government, are widely seen as giving Putin, 67, scope to extend his grip on power once he leaves the presidency in 2024.Describing the changes as akin to a "state coup", Yulia Galyamina, a Moscow city councillor, urged residents to spea
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