Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has ruled out holding elections during the ongoing conflict with Russia, warning that a vote would divide the country at a critical time. Addressing discussions regarding a wartime presidential ballot, Zelensky emphasized that national focus must remain entirely on defense and unity. Under Ukrainian martial law, national elections are legally suspended, with officials citing severe security risks, ongoing frontline combat, and the displacement of millions of citizens as major barriers to organizing a secure vote.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky rejected holding elections during wartime, stating that a political campaign would split Ukrainian society.
- Ukrainian law prohibits conducting national presidential and parliamentary elections while the country remains under martial law.
- Ongoing hostilities, active front lines, and the displacement of millions of voters present critical logistical and security hurdles.
- The government maintains that national resources and political efforts must stay focused on territorial defense and countering Russian forces.
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it will be unfair election , many refugees in EU can`t vote , so do it after the war !
Zelentzu
If you can't defeat your enemy just join them
Agreed! 🙏💙💛🙏
Even if Ukraine could technically hold wartime elections, it would be a VERY bad idea. Re Musk, other Oligarchs & politicians, incl even Federov, if they care about Ukraine, will not risk making the current situation in Ukraine even worse
Now, Priority is: Get Putin OUT of Ukraine (requires unity among Ukraine's defenders);
Next: THEN, and only then, hold elections (when cyber-security and paper- ballot security could better insure free & fair elections).
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Forcing elections sooner would be a
>>gift to Putin,<<
whose cyber-warfare is ALREADY seizing this opportunity to incite anger via divisive propaganda.
While it's understandably tempting for suffering people to grasp at straws that claim to offer relief (even if Putin's lies reframe allies as enemies … which has been tragically effective on Trump),
I pray Ukrainians resist these attacks as steadfastly as they resist Russia's kinetic attacks!
🤔 new leadership, new approach. but what will happen to Zelensky if he loses the election?
Hope, everyone understands now! 😂
Elections now sound like a Putin scheme…
Elections are such a strange thing for a democratic country😅
He is a dictator of course he does
War time elections means concentration of people in one place… Something we all know War crime loving Orcssia would hit ASAP.
War is a big buisness . Earned cut money for purchase of war materials. Johnson earned 18 million dollar within few month. Cut money goes to foreign bank. So Presidential seat is vital for earned billion dollars.
Le Guide suprême de l'Ukraine ne veut pas d'élections.
Sounds like Pooty is still at work with Active Measures.
Of course dictators don't like elections
Ukraine was already split when you kidnapped young people for the frontline as your cronies stayed safely back
He's smart
Haha, he will carry on as long as stupid Europe funds him
Dictater Z for life..
look at the effort Russia has put into trying to rig elections in other countries, they invaded Ukraine for a reason
A dictator will never accept elections. But a dictator is a Democrat when supported by the west
It’s amazing watching people lecture a country under fire about voting timelines, while completely ignoring Mr Dictator Putin who destroyed his own nation’s democracy just to drag the region into a pointless, devastating war of aggression.
well at least people are raising the demand for elections – He will be out of the role at some point – by his own choosing or possibly not – would be nice to see him say he consents to elections – since he has essentially said 1) no to Minsk 2 agreement 2) no to peace deal that was offered via Turkjie 3) second peace deal that was offered via Peace Summit in Switzerland 4) no to highlevel outlines for a way forward provided by blackrock , then blackrock "pro bono consulting " stopped 5) no to setting up iron dome supplied by Italy which was free 6) no to working through Copenhagen ascension paperwork that was hand delivered by Ursala – infact the only things he has said yes to are weapons and money – This is not being a statesman – this is a country LOSING independence and being turned into a cult of personality regime- AND WHERE did he learn this ? who are the people in other countries that signal to him this is OK? I can think of 2.
He doesnt have a choice. Its not legal under the constitution 😊
He is a dictator 😂
Fix corruption and the country
he would loose , most Ukrainians have had enough of him and his proxy war
I think that Zelensky is going to become the forever president of UKRAINE.Mark my words in the name of so called spilt and patriotism he is not going to conduct election after the war either.
Jail Putin today, have elections tomorrow.
elections can't be allowed to threaten democracy
The US has been at war for over 150 years and never missed an election.
Zelenskiy is not a politician,he is a comedian.