The Old New Thing

Alternate theories on how Putin can retain power after his second term expires

November 21, 2007 Nov 21, 2007 11/21/07

Raymond Chen

Everybody has their own pet theory on how Vladimir Putin can retain power after the end of his second official term. I earlier wrote of one such theory: Change the constitution to permit a third term. In the intervening months, other theories have been put forth. Each one chips away at a different part of the statement that "the president can...