The Daily Populous Friday January 3rd, 2025 evening edition
Authored by pravda.com.ua and submitted by eaglemaxie

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that elections can be held in Ukraine once the hot phase of the war is over and martial law is lifted.

Source: an interview with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Olena Zelenska on the 24/7 national joint newscast on 2 January

Quote from Zelenskyy: "If we succeed, and we are able to end the hot phase of the war with a strong position for Ukraine… If we can do this, if we have a strong army, a powerful weapons package and security guarantees, then this [elections – ed.] will happen. After that, we can potentially start thinking about not having martial law in Ukraine."

Read more: Are elections possible before the war ends, and who is likely to win?

Details: The president reiterated that under the Constitution and current legislation, elections cannot be held during martial law. "And all this is all written in the law. The same applies to the parliament. Both the president and the parliament are legitimate authorities until there is a new president or a new parliament," Zelenskyy noted.

"I believe that when martial law ends, there is no need to wait several years before holding elections," the president said.

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schmemel0rd on January 3rd, 2025 at 07:34 UTC »

Would it even be possible for Ukraine to hold an election right now? Like physically possible? There’s no way they can spend money on that right now, campaigning would be impossible, voting stations would absolutely be targeted by Russia. I could go on.

I don’t believe anyone who is being genuine wants Ukraine to have an election during wartime.

FeuerroteZora on January 3rd, 2025 at 06:42 UTC »

It is against Ukrainian law to hold elections during wartime, when the nation is under martial law.

They can't have elections right now.

To everyone calling Zelenskyy a dictator or illegitimate: Stop falling for Russian disinformation.

https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/07/11/ukraine-democracy-wartime-elections-russia-zelensky/

https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclusive/ukraine-cant-hold-elections-during-the-war-does-it-matter/

https://war.ukraine.ua/articles/not-sacrificing-democracy-why-ukraine-cannot-hold-elections-under-the-martial-law/

mustscience on January 3rd, 2025 at 06:39 UTC »

This is the same in most countries. Even Germany wouldn’t hold elections under these circumstances.