Russia: opinion on constitutional changes 2020

In January 2020, the most popular constitutional amendment proposed by the Russian president Vladimir Putin was to include the regular indexation of pensions and other social payments in the country's major legal document, supported by over 90 percent of the population. The initiative to remove the "in a row" clause from the section discussing the maximum number of presidential terms had the largest share of rather negative answers, measuring at 15 percent of respondents. The plebiscite on constitutional amendments in Russia took place from June 25 to July 1, 2020.

What is your opinion about the following suggested constitutional amendments?*

Characteristic	Rather positive	Rather negative
Regular pension indexation	91%	1%
Minimum wage fixing at no lower than the subsistence minimum	90%	5%
A 25-year residency requirement for a presidential candidate (currently 10)	87%	5%
Constitutional Court's ability to check the constitutionality of laws adopted by the Federal Assembly at the request of the president	81%	4%
Prohibition for governors, administration members, state servants, State Duma deputies, senators, and municipal servants to have a foreign citizenship/residence permit**	68%	14%
President's right to appoint heads of law enforcement agencies in consultation with the Federation Council	66%	12%
Removal of the "in a row" clause from the number of presidential terms	66%	15%
Precedence of the Russian Constitution over international treaties	63%	14%
Extension of the Federation Council's powers	62%	10%
State Duma's right to approve the candidates of the prime minister, deputy prime ministers, and ministers	61%	10%

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Release date

February 2020

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Region

Russia

Survey time period

January 24, 2020

Number of respondents

1,600 respondents

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

* The respondents could choose between "rather positive," "rather negative," and "difficult to answer."

** At the time of their office; for a president, at any time before.

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