The United States held elections during wartime, during the Civil War and World War II. It’s critical in a democracy. Ukraine President Zelenskyy said the Ukrainian Constitution bars him from holding elections during martial law. Ukraine did not pass a war resolution and has been under martial law since the Russian invasion.
Article 19 of the 2015 Ukrainian law “On the Legal Regime of Martial Law” directly prohibits holding presidential and several other types of elections during wartime.
Article 83 states:
If the term of authority of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine expires while a state of martial law or emergency is in effect, its powers are extended until the day when the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, elected after the cancellation of the state of martial law or emergency, convenes its first meeting of the first session.
Allegedly, Zelenskyy still has the support of the majority of Ukrainians.
However, Zelenskyy can’t hold the position indefinitely without an election and call Ukraine a democracy.
While Ukraine is in crisis, it cannot solely rely on limiting civil rights to govern the nation during wartime. Zelenskyy must maintain civil rights and liberties afforded to citizens under such governments.
Zelenskyy is violating international law by not holding elections. If he wants to join the EU at some point, he must abide by the rules requiring members to hold regular elections.
The problem is that without elections, how can negotiators be confident he is the rightful leader of Ukraine?
In any case, it is unlikely President Zelensky will hold an election. Russia is insisting on one, but it might be a ploy to get a puppet government into power that favors Russia.
The US team also wants elections so they can hold negotiations with the President who truly represents the people.
Zelensky and his ‘advisors’ won’t allow it.
So, martial law goes on forever? This is ridiculous. End this war!
Change it to, Dictator Zelensky won’t hold elections!
Interesting to say the least.
https://www.israpundit.org/how-usaid-is-used-to-suppress-the-news/
Obvious that the Globalists are trying to weaken or destroy Russia so as to rid itself of opposition to their distopian Globalist vision of what the World should be. That is one in which they hold total and complete power and those of us left are their serfs and slaves. Ukraine and her people are the cannon fodder used to achieve this end.
Zelensky is not part of the future Ukraine. The discussion should move towards when and how he will be removed. His removal is required for peace.
Eventually, as aid is withheld, Ukraine itself will remove Zelensky, but will suffer much in the meantime.
It is time to drop that crook like a hot rock. Not another dime!!
I’m shocked I tell you. SHOCKED. not.
The current Ukraine government is the puppet government, installed in 2014 by the US Deep State and George S0ros.
Zelensky wasn’t elected until 2017 during Trump’s 1st term, Poroshenko was the guy Obama installed, and he lost the Zelensky the way Clinton lost to Trump.
Have Putin do a ceasefire agreement as part of a promise to hold elections. Martial law could be suspended during the cease fire. Putin wants the election as well. Since the US led coup toppled the Russia friendly government in 2014.
One sure fire way to get an election is to assassinate the dictator preventing one.
It’s pretty obvious that Zelenskyyy is a bum, a grifter, and a dictator. He CERTAINLY shouldn’t get even ONE MORE American tax dollar (hear that, Lindsey Graham?), and should REPAY what he and Biden have already stolen from us and laundered for themselves and their cronies.
And a puppet…
Trump demands compensation from Ukraine.
They don’t have a choice, macron and strarmer are on their way to whine about it to trump. Bet things get ironed out. Bet; butter boy will be gone close to within 30 days.
Bottom line Putin wont except him as being legitimate, because he’s not. Trump recognizes that as a legitimate fact as-well. No one can honestly except this guys credentials, even he himself knows that he’s illegitimate and un-electable in his own country. He has stated that he knows that he would lose. He’s borrowed time as it is.
Putin won’t accept him as legitimate…did you really say that?! Putin is illegitimate so who cares what he says. He attacked Ukraine and he is trying to set up a puppet government. We need to stop that.
Troll is back.
There’s a constructive argument.
Putin is more legitimate than Biden was.
You have to be kidding me.
There are mountains of evidence of voting fraud in the 2020 election.
Ha from the dark corners of the net. Nothing substantive that would sway the election. Love how Trump claimed fraud in PA this time around only to shut his mouth when he saw he was winning. What a joke.
You need to learn a few more facts before spouting off. It didn’t start with Russia’s involvement. It started in 2014 and Kiev spent years attempting to wipe out the ethnic Russians in the Donbass. They did airstrikes in the city square, attacked schools, hospitals and more.
Of course the US, especially State, won’t mention all of this simply because They were behind it and orchestrated it.
Those Russians were fighting to install a Russian puppet regime and get rid from f a legitimate government. Nice try.
A “legitimate” government? Hardly. A coup was orchestrated by the State Department and Nuland was caught on tape deciding who would be the leader.
Poroshenko made it clear.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRso46iepho
Although there is unfortunate history on both sides (Soviet era large scale starvation and abuses of the Ukrainians), you are correct.
Ukraine didn’t suffer that starvation in isolation. It was wide-spread in the USSR.
Religious freedom in Russia has been stifled by the whorethodox church
That’s wrong. With Russia rightfully taking over the Russian areas, those people will not be voting in the election which removes Zelensky.
Putin was elected? Hahahahaha. There is nothing like a Russian free and fair election! Hahahaha. Come on.
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