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Putin Forever

Why is the Russian President re-writing the Constitution?

In Russia, opponents of President Putin have launched a campaign to stop him re-writing the Russian Constitution.

The Kremlin leader has proposed a number of amendments he says will make Russia stronger; but his critics claim the real aim of the changes is to allow Mr Putin to hold onto power indefinitely.

Our Moscow correspondent Steve Rosenberg travelled a thousand miles from Moscow, to the industrial heartland of Russia, to see how Russians view the prospect of Mr Putin governing for as long as he wants.

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