Loyalists of Russian leader Vladimir Putin said he should be called “ruler” rather than “president”.
Russia is said to be looking to replace words and terms it believes came from the West in moves it sees as necessary after the invasion of Ukraine earlier this year.
The Kremlin said the proposal for the Russian president to call himself a ruler was a “new idea” but had “no position on the matter”.
The Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) – considered traditionally loyal to the Kremlin – said renaming the presidential term was “important”.
The press office of the LDPR in the lower house of the Russian parliament told the TASS news agency: “Although constitutional amendments are not on the current agenda, we still insist that it is important to call the country’s main post in Russia.
“We offer two options: either a ruler or a head of state.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TASS: “This is a new idea. There is no position on this issue.”
The Nord Stream pipeline has been shut down as concerns over European gas supplies grow
It comes as the largest single pipeline carrying Russian gas to Europe was shut on Monday for “yearly maintenance” with fears it could be used to hurt economies and push up prices even more.
The flow of gas through Nord Stream 1 is expected to stop for 10 days, but there are fears among governments and markets that the shutdown will be extended beyond that time.
Europe is worried that Russia will also limit gas supplies to Europe in an attempt to thwart plans to fill storage for the winter.
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Mr Peskov dismissed claims Russia was using oil and gas to exert political pressure, saying maintenance shutdowns were a regular, planned event and that no one was “inventing” repairs.
There are other large pipelines from Russia to Europe, but the flows are gradually decreasing.
Ukraine shut down a transit gas route in May, blaming intervention by occupying Russian forces.
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