JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russian Communists push for a national referendum against raising the retirement age” – Meduza

July 24, 2018 JRL Russia List Economy, Business, Investment, Trade, JRL NewsBlog, Pensions, Pensioners, Retirees, Politics, Government, Protests, Elections

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“Russia’s Central Election Commission has received a notice from the Communist Party about possibly holding a national referendum on raising the country’s retirement age …. [asking] ‘Do you agree that the age in the Russian Federation at which citizens are entitled to old-age social insurance should not increase?’ … the State Duma [has] passed the first reading of draft legislation … rais[ing] the … retirement age from 60 to 65 for men by 2028, and from 55 to 63 for women by 2034. …”