Vladimir Putin has signed into law changes in Russia's constitution that will allow him to stay in power until 2036. The Russian President, 67, put his name to an executive order on Friday which will bring the changes into force on Saturday. It comes after he claimed victory in a referendum on the issue with 78 per cent of the vote, amid allegations of widespread vote rigging. During the last presidential election he estimated that 10million votes were falsified, hinting at the potential scale of the operation. They come into force, without overstating it, at the people's will,' Putin said after he signed the order.

Source: Daily Mail July 03, 2020 15:45 UTC