Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that he is ready to run for office in the presidential elections if they are held during the war. However, if the war ends, he will not.
Source: Zelenskyy in an interview with Romania Digi24.ro media
Zelenskyy was asked whether he would run in the elections.
Quote: "If the war continues – yes, if the war ends – no. I can't run away during the war...
I can't tell you the exact date, I think no one [can – ed.]... I know we are going on a counteroffensive, [I know] that Russia will leave our territories. I think I know when, but I can't tell you that either.
This is the last stage of the war. This is not the middle. The first stage was the occupation, followed by stopping the offensive and taking the initiative into one's own hands. I think we are at the last part. We have many fears: [about] money, weapons... But we are at the last, most difficult part."
Background: In August, Zelenskyy stated in an interview for Portuguese media, that he would run for president again if wartime elections are held in 2024, even though he only wanted to stay in office for one term.
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IronVader501 on October 11st, 2023 at 13:58 UTC »
And since nobody reads the article, what he actually said, because that title misses some important nuance:
If Ukraine decides to hold a Election while the War is still going on, he will run again. If Ukraine postpones elections till after the War is done, he will not run again.
passatigi on October 11st, 2023 at 11:02 UTC »
This again?
The Constitution of Ukraine does not allow holding elections during martial law.
As a Ukrainian I don't like this notion of rewriting constitution just to do what... hold the election in trenches? Appease dumbasses who think that not holding elections during war time is undemocratic? Prolong Zelensky's reign after the war is over?
Fuck this. We need to focus on winning the war instead of doing some political shows. Most important people are in trenches and won't be able to vote. Also a ton of people are kidnapped by Russia.
We need to kill or capture every dirty invader and return kidnapped children and POWs and then we can have elections.
OkEfficiency1444 on October 11st, 2023 at 10:30 UTC »
Is there even any opposition ? I don’t think poroshenko would challenge