Ex-Defense Minister Fedorov challenges Zelenskyy with calls for elections | DW News

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has flatly rejected calls from his popular ex-Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov to hold wartime elections. Zelenskyy – who is currently meeting with leaders of Nordic and Baltic nations in Kyiv – compared holding elections during a war with Russia to a ‘tsunami’ that could split Ukraine apart. Legally, elections are suspended in Ukraine due to martial law that was declared within the first hours of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022. We spoke to Harry Nedelcu, Partner and Senior Director, Geopolitics at Rasmussen Global, and to Ukrainian MP Yevheniia Kravchuk.

Chapters:

00:00 Zelenskyy rejects calls for wartime elections
00:35 Harry Nedelcu, Rasmussen Global, on why wartime elections are difficult
02:22 Is Zelenskyy politically vulnerable or strengthened by the debate?
03:34 Mykhailo Fedorov’s political ambitions and reform agenda
04:51 Ukraine’s security challenges and the impact on election prospects
06:24 Could Ukraine hold credible elections before the war ends?
07:18 Yevheniia Kravchuk, Ukrainian MP, on why elections cannot be held during the war
09:34 Democratic accountability without elections during martial law
11:46 Voting rights for soldiers and Ukrainians living abroad
12:10 Preparing legislation for Ukraine’s first post-war elections
13:53 Demobilization and participation of military personnel in future elections

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