Ukraine to hold elections after war ends, says Zelenskyy
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Elections in Ukraine will be held in 2024 only if martial law is ended by then, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with the BBC on June 22.
Zelenskyy emphasized that according to the Ukrainian constitution, no elections could be held in the country while martial law remains in effect.
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He expressed hope that there would be peace in Ukraine next year, and life would be returning to normal.
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The next parliamentary elections in the country would normally be held in October 2023, while presidential ones should take place in the spring of 2024.
Earlier, speaker of the Ukrainian parliament Ruslan Stefanchuk also said that the issue of parliamentary elections was not on the agenda, since, according to the law, they could not be held during martial law.
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