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Ryuu96 on 13 February 2024
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SecondWar said:

Also for the post above my last one - the thing about cancelled elections is something I've also started to see frequently elsewhere.
They are cancelled because its an inconceivable logistical impossibility to hold elections during times of all out war. Britain, for instance, did not hold elections throughout WW1 and only at the very end of WW2 when the threat to the British mainland was greatly reduced. The US held 2 presidential elections during WW2 but the war was fought well away from their mainland, making it feasible.
You can't realistically call an election when your country is fighting off an invasion.

Yeah, anyone with a single brain cell knows this, otherwise they're fighting for Russian interests.

How about mentioning all the rigged Russian elections whilst Russia wasn't at war? How about mentioning all of Putin's political opponents either being imprisoned, dead or having "anomalies" in their entries? How about Putin changing the constitution so he could rule for longer? Oh all that is fine, but Ukraine not holding fucking elections during a full scale invasion is beyond the pale.

Would be stupid to hold elections right now, Ukraine needs stability, totally hypocritical when many countries haven't held elections during wartime. There's challenges in security, legislation and funding, Zelenskyy did say that he would be open to holding elections if the West fully funds it as Ukraine cannot afford to waste money on elections right now.

Martial law would have to be changed to allow elections, constitutional changes. Security can't be guaranteed and millions of Ukrainians have fled abroad, thousands are under Russian occupation, soldiers won't be able to vote, citizens won't be able to vote safely unless it's 100% online voting, the schools used for polling stations are destroyed, the voter registry is outdated.

Holding secure and free elections under the current climate is just near impossible.

According to the International Institute of Sociology, 80% of Ukrainians wanted to have elections only after the war has ended. Zelenskky is if anything more open minded about it than others, MPs from both the opposition and ruling parties in Ukraine have repeatedly said it's wrong to hold elections anytime soon. Zelenskyy seems to if anything be bowing to a little pressure from western idiots.