OREANDA-NEWS. The optimal day to participate in a nationwide vote on constitutional amendments is July 1st. This was stated by CIK head Ella Pamfilova during a meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

«If Anna Popova... together with specialists will grant a permission, based on the trend of improvement the epidemiological situation, then, in my opinion, the optimal day to participate in a nationwide vote on constitutional amendments would be July 1st», she said.

At the beginning of the meeting Putin noted that the situation with COVID-19 spreading in the country is stabilizing. According to his words, Russia is returning«to normal life, including thinking about further work on amendments to the Constitution.»

It also became known that Putin rejected the idea of voting on the Moscow Victory Day Parade: «There were even ideas for a vote, I know, my colleagues told me about it, right on Victory Day Parade. There's no need to mix anything up, it's a separate, major milestone in the life of the country», said the president.

In late March, Vladimir Putin, speaking to citizens, announced the postponement of the nationwide vote on constitutional amendments due to the spread of coronavirus infection COVID-19.