How long does Putin have left in office?

[ikalugin]

With all the advances in medical care we all know the answer:


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.

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by ikalugin

With all the advances in medical care we all know the answer:

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

[Betonov]

Originally Posted by Oberon

That picture is brilliant.
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

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Betonov

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

[Betonov]

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

[ikalugin]

Originally Posted by Betonov

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

Well the original one had a single head.

[Betonov]

Originally Posted by ikalugin

Well the original one had a single head.

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

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.

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

[Oberon]

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.

Originally Posted by wikipedia

Since the constitution contains no ruling on a total number of terms that a President may serve, a former president may seek re-election after sitting out one complete term.

In other words:



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

[ikalugin]

Yea, he could run this and the next term and then switch. If Medvedev is not availiable for whatever reasons then another candidate may be elected. That said - Russia needs reforms now and political will to conduct those. In theory Putin can try to pull another 2007-present day mil reform type thing, but this time with economics.

[U505995]

You see comrades, in motherland president votes himself in for the people.

[ikalugin]

All of this points to a serious problem. What if President Putin thinks that he is Gods right hand man to solve the worlds population problems?

As we say - the voice of the people is the voice of the God. Hence, in a way, as far as he retains his popularity he may feel like he has more or less a total mandate to do what he thinks is right for the country and it's people.

The whole orthodoxy angle is a blowback of sorts after the Soviet era - the collapse of Communism has left an ideological vacuum that had to be filled. That was done by the religion (surprise).
Not that I do not think that the Church needs improvement (after all nothing on earth is perfect and that tax evasion and customer rights abuses should be looked into), but at the same time I do not think that it should be demonised as the people who would go for a theocracy or monarchy. If anything they would rather not have monarchy, as under the Tsars Church was a state department run by the Tsar apointed person.

As to the journalists and activists - they have no real power (an overstatement, but still). Hence actions by them could not really dammage Putin's halo/popularity rating.
Now, lower level officials (ie local leadership in Chechnya) can be affected by those things, so they do have to worry.

As to pussy riot, that thing was overblown, while the important actions to discipline the Church were not covered. And if anything that covers under the perceived right not to be offended, something westerners dealing with SJW should know all too well.