The Ukrainian president said that now 'is a time for battle' and that holding presidential elections in such circumstances was not appropriate.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said presidential elections will not be held in the country next year, saying that it would be 'irresponsible' to do so during the ongoing war.'We all understand that now, in wartime, when there are many challenges, it is utterly irresponsible to engage in topics related to an election in such a frivolous manner,' Zelensky said in his nightly video address to the nation on Monday.
Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council Secretary Alexey Danilov has also said that 'no elections can be held' under martial law in the country.Days earlier, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said during an online appearance at the World Policy Conference in the United Arab Emirates that Zelensky was weighing the pros and cons of a presidential vote in spring 2024.'We are not closing this page.
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