Ukraine’s former defense minister calls for holding elections in the country

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Ukraine’s former defense minister calls for holding elections in the country

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Ukraine’s popular ex-defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov, ousted last month called, on Tuesday, August 18, for a move toward elections that have been put off because of the Russian invasion, writes Le Monde.

Ukraine imposed martial law when Russian forces swept over the border in February 2022, and military rule prohibits holding elections.

“Democracy cannot be held hostage by Russia”, Fedorov said in a video posted to YouTube. “We are fighting precisely because we want to remain a free European state”. Fedorov said Ukraine must find a “legal, safe, and realistic mechanism that will allow Ukraine to restore a full democratic process even amid a prolonged war”.

The ex-defense minister acknowledged the obstacles to holding a vote during the war, including how to ensure soldiers, people living near the front line and millions of Ukrainians abroad can cast ballots. “This is complex (...) But complexity does not mean impossibility”, Fedorov added.

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