How long does Putin have left in office?
 

I was wondering how much longer President Putin has left in office. I thought maybe two more years than Obama, right?

Then I found this old article of three years ago before his last election. The man we have all grown to love or hate may wind up serving till 2024.:o
Shock, uh?

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2...sias-elections

I think Putin will be in office for life.

Most likely and I wish him long life. He may not be most desirable man for the post (from foreign neighbours' point of view), but atleast he is reasonably predictable.

Until the heat death of the universe I'd say...

For as long as he wants to be.

How long is a piece of string? :hmm2:

Stop asking hard questions. :O:

Can't help it its Sunday. :har:

As long as Erdoghan :haha:

He has just declared democratic elections to be abandoned and made Turkey a what he calls "presidential state". Dictatorship is a better word.
He says the turkish people wanted it that way, since they elected him. But first he did not have this on his program before the last election, and then elections in Turkey tend to be "not supervised", to say at least.

Plenty of those around these days, some are heads of military, some are semi-elected, others are royalty. Some are all three. :haha:

With all the advances in medical care we all know the answer:
http://img0.joyreactor.cc/pics/post/...000-893597.png

But on the serious note - as long as he gets elected. And he would get elected because he is genuinely popular. Chances are that he would step down after 2018 or 2024, depending on the availiability of successor. This is because you can't run three times in a row.

The Darwin, Minnesota solution
 

http://www.dasselenterprisedispatch.com/twine-ball-darwin.html http://www.worldslargestthings.com/m...eSubheader.jpghttp://www.moderndrunkardmagazine.co...hamms-bear.jpg There's no disPutin' the title BBY:rock:

Not surprised :nope:

That picture is brilliant. :up:
I could actually sort of picture Putin as the God-Emperor of all Mankind.
But that would be heresy, and heresy requires purging.

Only one thing wrong with the picture.
That eagle on the right should be double-headed :O:

:hmmm:

https://i.warosu.org/data/tg/img/036...8263498869.jpg

Well, the Emperor in 40k has a double eagle, the Romanovs had a double eagle and the current Russian crest has a double eagle.
No heresy here :)

Well the original one had a single head.
http://i.imgur.com/Sr6vYrK.jpg

I know, It shoudl have a double.
But upon a closer look, there is a double eagle on the third seal under the throne and the single eagle is on a marine helmet so it might just be a chapter thing.

Geek mode off

What if he pulls another switch with Medvedjev.
Sit one term as a PM and then goes back to presidency ??

There's nothing in the constitution that says he can't sit out one term and run again, if Medvedev and Putin have healed the slight rift that happened a while ago when Medvedev tried distancing himself from Putin then Medvedev could be put in as President for one term and then Putin could come back.

In other words:

http://echo.msk.ru/att/element-797108-misc-10.jpg

(the words are 'bald' and 'hairy' repeating)