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Except Russia does not have a two term limit, it only has a two consecutive term limit. Putin did not have 3 consecutive terms.
by cdash 11y ago
Except Russia does not have a two term limit, it only has a two consecutive term limit. Putin did not have 3 consecutive terms.
- AlexandrB 11y agoYes. Conveniently Medvedev and Putin swapped places for 4 years so that the limit was not broken.
- ck2 11y agoHe was also Prime Minister, because "modern" Russia has this crazy PM + President system where the President is not even the executive. And somehow his first term was 8 years despite the limit being 6 years.