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John Psaropoulos

Should Ukraine’s Zelenskyy hold elections amid Russia war? No, say voters

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, speaks during a joint press conference with European Council President Charles Michel and President of Moldova Maia Sandu in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday, November 21, 2023. Zelenskyy has opposed holding elections while the war with Russia is under way [Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo]

Should Ukraine hold a presidential election next March, when Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s term ends? Ukrainian society has answered with a resounding “no”.

Since February 2022, Ukraine has faced a full-scale Russian invasion that has seen its eastern territories occupied. That conflict triggered Ukraine’s martial law, which temporarily suspends elections.

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