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Cars drive past a billboard that reads: "Let's preserve traditional values", in a street in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, March 25, 2020. Russian President Vladimir Putin has postponed a nationwide vote on proposed constitutional amendments that include a change potentially allowing him to stay in office until 2036. Putin cited the coronavirus in announcing the postponement of the vote that was originally scheduled for April 22. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Cars drive past a billboard that reads: "Let's preserve traditional values", in a street in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, March 25, 2020. Russian President Vladimir Putin has postponed a nationwide vote on proposed constitutional amendments that include a change potentially allowing him to stay in office until 2036. Putin cited the coronavirus in announcing the postponement of the vote that was originally scheduled for April 22. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

March 25, 2020

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Citing virus, Putin delays vote that would extend his rule
March 25, 2020 1:09 p.m.

Citing virus, Putin delays vote that would extend his rule

MOSCOW (AP) — Citing the coronavirus, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday postponed a nationwide vote on proposed constitutional amendments that include a change potentially allowing him to stay in office until 2036.