As of now, President Volodymyr Zelensky does not plan to announce presidential elections or a referendum on a possible peace deal with Russia on Feb. 24, a source in the President’s Office familiar with the matter told the Kyiv Independent on Feb. 11.
The comment came after the Financial Times reported that Kyiv was preparing to hold both votes this spring and that Zelensky could unveil the plan on the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
“He wasn’t planning to,” the source said when asked whether the president would make such an announcement on Feb. 24. “When there’s no security, there’s nothing else.”
“Zelensky won’t break the law.”
Yeah that was the law when he was elected. People keep acting like it’s the same as America, but here it’s the opposite. Politicians should follow election laws both in letter and in spirit
Reminder their constitution doesn’t allow elections during war, for good reason - how tf are you supposed to vote when you’re being bombed?
Note that some days ago FT published an article titled " Zelenskyy planning elections in Ukraine and vote on peace deal".
Love a permanent state of exception.
It’s called being invaded and by definition, yea, it’s kind of exceptional.
User tags are great for knowing who to ignore.
How to user tag???
Might be different on different apps but generally click on the options dropdown on a comment (report/block/share etc.) and there should be an add user tag option.
It’s called dictatorship
Fun fact: the original meaning of a dictatorship was precisely the case where the Romans extraordinarily appointed someone to have full authority to resolve a specific problem, such as when a serious threat the the state was present.
The Ukrainian constitution says no elections while war. Zelensky does not hold any dictatorial authority beyond the one given to him by the Ukrainian people and laws when he was elected.
If you are going to be mad at someone for straining Ukrainian democracy, be mad at the country invading it, and thus triggering the suspension of elections.
Romans extraordinarily appointed someone to have full authority to resolve a specific problem, such as when a serious threat the the state was present.
And how’d that work out?
The Ukrainian constitution says no elections while war.
While in a state of martial law. A constitution re-written as recently as 2015, the year following Ukrainian Oligarch Petro Poroshenko’s ascension to power.
You’re witnessing the end stages of the collapse of democracy in the country under a set of rules authorized barely a decade ago.
And how’d that work out?
Given that the Roman Republic lasted for something like 480 years (509 – 27 BC) ? Pretty damn well thank you very much, that’s a longer lifespan that any of our current republics (minus San Marino I guess).
While in a state of martial law. A constitution re-written as recently as 2015, the year following Ukrainian Oligarch Petro Poroshenko’s ascension to power. You’re witnessing the end stages of the collapse of democracy in the country under a set of rules authorized barely a decade ago.
Why is martial law currently in effect buddy? Can you think of anything that would guarantee the immediate revocation of martial law? Anything? Any ideas?
Given that the Roman Republic lasted for something like 480 years
Half a millennia of near endless military conquests and civil wars. What’s not to love?
Why is martial law currently in effect buddy?
Because your liberal reformists consolidated enormous powers in the executive branch. Again.
You keep giving governments the ability to end elections and entrench themselves indefinitely. That’s exactly what it will do, every time.
Half a millennia of near endless military conquests and civil wars. What’s not to love?
You changed the subject.
Because your liberal reformists consolidated enormous powers in the executive branch. Again. You keep giving governments the ability to end elections and entrench themselves indefinitely. That’s exactly what it will do, every time.
What a ridiculous thing to write in the context of this discussion. Martial law was not enacted via self-coup. The Ukrainian executive did not wake up one nice morning, realize it had some kewl powers and thought let’s enact martial law so that we can entrench ourselves. It was enacted when a foreign power invaded. It will be revoked the moment Russian soldiers return the fuck back to Russia.
Yeah, let’s give Russia a chance to steal the election.
“They’re going to steal the elections so we cancelled them” will be Trump’s go-to in a couple of months.
“They” meaning democrats? “Steal” meaning win?
Only morons believe anything Donald says.
Zelensky eats out of his hand
