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“We are concerned by reports of the efforts of the Russian authorities to manipulate the results of the recent vote on constitutional amendments, including reports of electoral violence, pressure on opponents of the amendments and restrictions on independent electoral observers” , said State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus.
The European Union also called on Russia to investigate reports of electoral irregularities.
Russia’s Central Election Commission announced that 77.92 percent were in favor of the constitutional amendments. voters. These amendments will allow Putin, who has been in power for two decades, to run for president in 2024, when his current term expires.
“We are particularly concerned about the amendment clause that will allow President Putin to remain in power until 2036,” said Ortagus.
“The United States worldwide is fundamentally opposed to constitutional amendments that favor and extend the current leadership, especially in a context where the necessary conditions for free and fair democratic processes are lacking,” he said.
On the eve of the vote, US Assistant Secretary of State Steve Biegun said that both Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping “seem determined to remain in office for the rest of their lives.”
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