On Wednesday, Russian state television announced that the entire Russian government is resigning amid proposed constitutional amendments by President Putin that would weaken his successor and shift power to the prime minister and parliament.
As reported by CNN, “Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked members of the government for their work but added that ‘not everything worked out. Putin added that in the near future he will meet with each member of the cabinet.”
Putin asked current Prime Minster Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to take up the post of deputy head of the National Security Council.
Medvedev said the president’s proposals would significantly change Russia’s balance of power.
“These changes, when they are adopted… will introduce substantial changes not only to an entire range of articles of the constitution but also to the entire balance of power, the power of the executive, the power of the legislature, the power of judiciary,” said Medvedev.