MOSCOW—Russians voted overwhelmingly to change their country’s constitution, paving the way for President Vladimir Putin to remain in power and chart Russia’s destiny for years to come. With 50% of polling stations reporting, preliminary results showed that 76% of voters on Wednesday approved the package of some 200 constitutional amendments that include a revision to reset the clock on the current limit of two consecutive presidential terms. That would allow Mr. Putin to potentially run two more times after his current tenure...

Source: Wall Street Journal July 01, 2020 08:54 UTC