President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday sent a proposal to extend the presidential term of office from four to six years to parliament's lower house, the Kremlin said. -- PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
MOSCOW - RUSSIAN President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday sent a proposal to extend the presidential term of office from four to six years to parliament's lower house, the Kremlin said.
The legislation 'has been sent to the Duma,' a Kremlin spokesman told AFP.
A Kremlin statement said that the proposal also includes a plan to extend the terms of lawmakers in the Duma from four to five years.
Parliament is currently dominated by the party of Medvedev's predecessor, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, and plans to extend the terms have raised speculation over Mr Putin's intentions. -- AFP
