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Ukrainian parliament affirms Zelenskyy’s legitimacy

According to the latest survey carried out this month by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology, Zelenskyy has a 57 percent approval rating [Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA]

Ukraine’s parliament has overwhelmingly approved a resolution affirming the legitimacy of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s stay in office, asserting the constitutionality of deferring the presidential election while the country is at war.

The 268 parliament members present on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the resolution, while 12 other MPs were not present during the session.

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