Russian Constitutional amendments permitting President Vladimir Putin to run for presidency in 2024 were cleared to go before a constitutional court which if successful, will then progress to a public vote.
Under current Russian Constitutional Law the 67 year old president is banned from participating in the upcoming presidential elections.
President Putin, who has been in power as either President or Prime Minister since 2000 would be cleared to run a further two more times.
Russian opposition activist Andrey Pivovarov claimed the Russian state communications regulator has blocked access to an opposition website campaigning against the amendment.
Volodin, Russia’s lower house parliamentary speaker has promoted the changes in reaction to secure Russia from growing threats both domestically and abroad.