""We will move to elections when all the necessary security guarantees are in place," Zelensky told reporters, including AFP journalists, in a voice note. "I have said it's very simple to do: establish a ceasefire, and there will be elections," he added. If Russia also agrees, it may be possible to "end hostilities by summer", Zelensky said."
"Elections in Ukraine have been effectively suspended since Russia invaded in 2022 due to martial law."
"He has also said any deal that involves ceding territory to Moscow should be put to a referendum."
President Volodymyr Zelensky will hold elections only after necessary security guarantees exist and a ceasefire with Russia is secured. Elections have been effectively suspended since the 2022 invasion under martial law. Consideration of a rapid presidential vote followed pressure from the United States, but significant practical obstacles remain. Ensuring security for campaigns and voting, accommodating millions of refugees abroad, managing large internal displacement, and addressing millions living under occupation or at the front complicate logistics and legitimacy. Russia has repeatedly questioned presidential legitimacy post-2024. Any territorial concessions would be subject to a public referendum. Public appetite for a ballot during the conflict is low.
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