The vote on the amendments to the Constitution must be held, said RIA Novosti press-Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov. According to him, the position of the head of state on the subject – “simple”.
Earlier, as reported “the Rambler”, the party leader of LDPR Vladimir Zhirinovsky proposed to cancel the vote on amendments to the Constitution due to the introduction of a state quarantine, restricting the movement of people who may, in his opinion, to remain until the end of the year. The politician stressed that a formal decree by the President has already signed, and “all legal procedures have been followed”.
“this is the unequivocal position of the President”, – quotes Agency the words of Peskov, who made it clear that the vote, according to the country’s leadership should certainly be held.
Originally the vote was scheduled to be held on April 22. However, the procedure was postponed due to the declared in the country of restrictive measures related to the threat of the spread of coronavirus infection. Russian President Vladimir Putin then said that the health and safety of people is in charge of the interests of the government.
