Term limits can be a very hot subject, especially when it deals with specific individuals and situations.
A constitutional amendment that removes the presidential term limit, thus allowing China's President Xi Jinping to rule indefinitely, has generated much worldwide media coverage. In Russia, President Vladimir Putin was recently re-elected, after side-stepping term limits by adroitly switching positions between president and prime minister over the last two decades.
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