Russians Vote for Overhaul That Could Keep Putin in Power Until 2036

MOSCOW—Russians voted overwhelmingly to modify their country’s structure, paving the way for President Vladimir Putin to keep on being in electricity and chart Russia’s future for several years to appear.

With 50% of polling stations reporting, preliminary results showed that 76% of voters on Wednesday authorised the package of some 200 constitutional amendments that incorporate a revision to reset the clock on the latest limit of two consecutive presidential phrases. That would permit Mr. Putin to perhaps run two extra occasions immediately after his latest tenure…