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People lineup to attend a one person protest in front of the monument of the Prince Vladimir next to the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, March 11, 2020. The constitutional reform passed by the Duma on Wednesday would allow Putin to run for presidency two more times after 2024. Before the national vote, it will be reviewed by Russia's Constitutional Court. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

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Russian lawmakers move to keep Putin in power past 2024
March 11, 2020 2:25 p.m.

Russian lawmakers move to keep Putin in power past 2024

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian lawmakers on Wednesday rapidly rubber-stamped sweeping constitutional changes that could keep President Vladimir Putin in power until 2036.