Law & Legislation

About 400 Constitution amending vote applications submitted to Russian Ombudsman

Office’s of the Federal Ombudsman had received around 400 applications concerning the voting on amendments to the Constitution, the country’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova told journalists on Monday.

15:03 29.06.2020

Ombudsman Moskalkova takes part in Constitution amendments voting

Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova took part in the voting on the Constitution amendments on Monday.

14:10 29.06.2020

Over 40 million Russians took part in Constitution amending vote - official

Over 40 million Russian nationals have already taken part in the voting on amendments to the Constitution, according to Deputy Chair of the Central Election Commission Nikolay Bulayev.

13:01 29.06.2020

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