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Russia’s constitutional amendments enter into force July 4

03 July 2020 19:38 (UTC +04:00)

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an executive order, setting July 4 as the date when the Russian constitutional amendments come into effect, the Kremlin press service said Friday, APA reports citing TASS.

"The amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation <…> will come into force on July 4, 2020," the order says.

In the same order, Putin instructed relevant authorities to officially publish the Russian constitution with the approved amendments. According to the law on amendments signed by the president earlier, the official publication should take place "immediately after the official announcement of the results of the Russia-wide vote."