How Hard Would It Be to Hold Legitimate Elections in Ukraine? | DW News Analysis

4 months ago
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Ukraine’s willingness to negotiate a ceasefire with Russia has revived an old question - when will the country be able to hold elections? Ukraine has been under martial law, which prohibits elections, since February 2022, when Russia launched its full-scale invasion. Reports suggest President Zelenskyy has ordered his team to organize a vote if a truce takes effect soon. IF that happened, a general election could take place as early as this summer - at a time when President Zelenskyy’s trust ratings have spiked.

Chapters:
00:00 Is Ukraine mulling elections in summer 2025?
04:06 Orysia Lutsevych, Head of Ukraine Forum of Chatham House
09:11 Olena Davlikanova, Friedrich Ebert Foundation

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