"Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he is ready to hold a wartime election within the next three months, if Ukraine's parliament and foreign allies will allow it, after Donald Trump accused him of clinging on to power. Zelenskyy, clearly irritated by Trump's intervention, said that this is a question for the people of Ukraine, not people from other states, with all due respect to our partners. However, he promised to explore avenues for holding a vote in the coming months."
"Since this question is raised today by the president of the United States of America, our partners, I will answer very briefly: look, I am ready for elections, Zelenskyy said on Tuesday evening. Moreover, I am asking the United States to help me, possibly together with European colleagues, to ensure security for the elections, and then in the next 60 to 90 days Ukraine will be ready to hold the elections. I personally have the will and readiness for this, he added."
"Zelenskyy's five-year term expired in May last year, but the Ukrainian constitution prohibits elections in wartime, and even his political opponents have said repeatedly that the security and political considerations do not allow for holding an election during wartime. It would only cause harm, said Serhiy Rakhmanin, an MP from the opposition Holos party. He's the commander-in-chief, and the country is in a position where we don't have that luxury, whatever issues we might have with him. It would only help the enemy, he added."
Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed readiness to hold wartime presidential elections within the next 60 to 90 days if Ukraine's parliament and foreign allies permit and provide security. Donald Trump accused Zelenskyy of clinging to power, prompting the offer and a request for US and European assistance to secure voting. The Ukrainian constitution currently prohibits elections during wartime, and opposition MPs argue elections now would harm security and aid the enemy. Major logistical challenges include enabling soldiers, millions of displaced people, and residents under occupation to vote, and resolving the legal obstacles posed by martial law.
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