As the examples show, abolishing or ignoring any limits on presidential re-election often represents a step back in terms of democratic achievement or a means of stabilising authoritarian power. Thus, the Venice Commission adopted a critical view of the removal of limitations, for instance, in Belarus (2004) and Azerbaijan (2009) and welcomed the introduction of term limits in Kyrgyzstan (2010). It is recommended that the Venice Commission likewise adopt a critical view of the constitutional amendments of 2020 in the Russian Federation. They allow the current president Vladimir Putin, who has been elected in 2000 and 2004 as well as in 2012 and 2018, to seek another two terms and run again in 2024 and 2030.