"Therefore, I believe that the Constitution should include a provision that the minimum wage in Russia must not be below the subsistence minimum of the economically active people."
On local government:
"The powers and practical opportunities of the local governments, a body of authority that is closest to the people, can and should be expanded and strengthened."
On the Judiciary:
"The country's fundamental law should enshrine and protect the independence of judges, and their subordination only to the Constitution and federal law."
On Russian sovereignty:
"Requirements of international law and treaties as well as decisions of international bodies can be valid on the Russian territory only to the point that they do not restrict the rights and freedoms of our people and citizens and do not contradict our Constitution."
On Constitutional law:
"Extending the powers of the Constitutional Court to evaluate not only laws, but also other regulatory legal acts adopted by various authorities at the federal and regional levels for compliance with the Constitution."
Is there a pattern here?
- Enshrining economic reforms in the constitution
Decentralizing the power for the federal government
Legally protecting the independence of the courts
Protecting Russian law from international bodies
Reviewing future laws to make sure they don't breach the constitution
These could be interpreted as legal backstops. Safeguards on the progress Russia has made under Putin.
We've been over the numbers a lot. There's no need to repeat them. Suffice to say, under Putin Russian life expectancy, income, employment rate and birth rate are up. Violent crime, poverty, alcoholism and debt are down.
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