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Upper House of Russian Parliament Approves Bill on Constitutional Amendments

© Sputnik / Iliya Pitalev / Go to the mediabankChairman of the Federation Council Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Building Andrei Klishas speaks during a plenary session of the Russian Federation Council, the upper house of the Russian Parliament, to consider constitutional changes in the third and final reading, in Moscow, Russia
Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Building Andrei Klishas speaks during a plenary session of the Russian Federation Council, the upper house of the Russian Parliament, to consider constitutional changes in the third and final reading, in Moscow, Russia - Sputnik International
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Earlier in the day, the lower house of the Russian parliament, the State Duma, approved the presidential bill on the amendment to the national constitution.

The upper house of the Russian parliament, the Federation Council, approved on Wednesday the presidential bill on amending the national constitution.

The bill envisions new requirements to the president and officials of different levels, and a ban on federal territories alienation; it changes the powers of the parliament and allows President Vladimir Putin to run for the presidency again in 2024.

The bill is now to be studied by the regional parliaments. It will be considered approved only after two-thirds of the regional parliaments back it. After that, the Federation Council will convene on March 14 again.

On April 22, the all-Russia vote on the bill will be held.

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