Putin’s Landslide Referendum Victory Is Slammed by Critics

MOSCOW—The day after a landslide vote that cemented President Vladimir Putin’s quest to prolong his preserve in vitality for as much as one other 16 years, critics slammed the plebiscite as undemocratic, whereas supporters praised the outcomes as validating his policies.

Preliminary results confirmed that 78% of voters Wednesday current Russia’s greatest constitutional overhaul since the tip of the Soviet Union that incorporated a provision resetting presidential limits for Mr. Putin and allowing him to doubtlessly preserve in vitality until 2036. This…