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@teamhadd5235 Not exactly. Russia allowed for two consecutive terms. But there was no limit on the overall number of terms a person could serve as president. So, a person could serve two terms, then stay away for a term, and then serve another two terms. That's what Putin did: He served two terms as Russia's President, then became Russia's Prime Minister for a term, and then served another term as President, and is now on his first consecutive term to the last one since he took a break to be Russia's PM. In total, Putin has been Russia's President for 16 years. Canada, Australia, the UK, and Germany have still all had longer-serving heads-of-state than Putin has been Russia's.
That was how Russia's law on presidential terms worked until recently, when they changed the law to impose a maximum of two terms in total. So, going forward, a person can't serve more than two terms in Russia. But Russia's presidential terms are also now 6 years, which means a person can serve a total of 12 years as Russia's president.
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