President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, openedFriday is the gateway to the possibility of next year’s presidential electionAlthough he realized that there were problems with guaranteeing the right to vote for Ukrainians in Russian-controlled areas.
“The most important thing is what to do with the temporarily occupied lands. There are those who have been occupied since February 24. they are ukrainian too“, Zelensky put forward at the annual meeting of the Yalta European Strategy, according to the Ukrinform news agency.
That is why the Ukrainian president stressed that both citizens in Russian-controlled areas and those who have fled the conflict and left the country should be able to vote. However, he stressed that holding elections “is not a matter of democracy, but of security”.
ukraine population It should be called to the ballot box on March 31, 2024. –and in a hypothetical runoff on April 21– a new president will be elected. However, as a result of the Russian occupation, martial law prevails in the country and elections are prohibited.