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A region in Russia’s Arctic was the only one to vote against constitutional changes

Some 55 percent of Nenets Autonomous District voters opposed the updates, which could allow President Vladimir Putin to stay in power until 2036.

By Polina Ivanova, Reuters July 3, 2020
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MOSCOW — Only one of Russia’s 85 regions, a sparsely-populated patch of the Arctic known for reindeer herders, defied the Kremlin and voted against changes granting President Vladimir Putin the right to stay in power until 2036, results on Thursday showed.

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