Law & Legislation

Russia’s Ombudsman calls for prosecutors to oversee voting on Constitutional amendments

It is needed that prosecutors most thoroughly oversee the course of voting on the amendments to the Constitution to exclude situations where employers could force their employees to cast their votes via electronic means, Russia’s Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova has said addressing a meeting of the Federation Council Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Building.

18:07 16.06.2020

Russia’s lawmakers propose to register three types of remote work in Labor Code

The State Duma is to discuss a bill amending Russia’s Labor Code to the effect that it contained and regulated three types of teleworking and temporary remote work.

16:38 16.06.2020

Russian citizens locating abroad can vote on amendments to Constitution - official

Russian nationals can vote on amendments to Constitution at a foreign poll station when submitting a valid passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation.

15:50 16.06.2020

Over 500,000 citizens may oversee Russia’s Constitution amending vote

The total number of election observers of the Constitution amendments voting in Russia can exceed 500,000 people, according to the head of the Civic Chamber’s voting public control working group Maxim Grigoryev.

11:16 16.06.2020

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