Russian government resigns as Putin proposes reforms that could extend his grip on power

[ZiprHead]

https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/15/europe/russian-government-resigns-vladimir-putin-reforms-intl/index.html

The entire Russian government is resigning, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced Wednesday, after Vladimir Putin proposed sweeping reforms that could extend his decades-long grip on power beyond the end of his presidency.

Putin thanked members of the government for their work but added that "not everything worked out." Putin added that in the near future he would meet with each member of the cabinet. The mass resignation includes Medvedev.

The surprise announcement came after Putin proposed constitutional amendments that would strengthen the powers of the prime minister and parliament at the expense of the presidency.

Taking power from the presidency and handing it to parliament could signal a power shift that has been long speculated about in Russia.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

Putin is good people too. Just wondering why this took so long to happen.

 

[barbos]

I can see how Western Media tries to see everything through their own bias.

So far it looks like Putin was not happy with Medvedev and replaced him with Mishustin, the head of Russian IRS.
Apparently he was good at collecting taxes. As for constitution change it does look like presidential powers will be reduced slightly. Maybe Putin does not trust anyone (except himself) with so much power

By the way, Saakashvili did the similar thing but in much more obvious manner when he was lame duck President and trying to become Prime Minister.