Reuters. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday (November 6) it was irresponsible to engage in talk of holding an election in Ukraine in wartime and called for unity to avoid pointless political discussions.
Zelenskiy said it was critical to concentrate on the military challenges facing the country as it tries to push out Russian forces.
Elections are banned under martial law now in force in Ukraine, but Zelenskiy had been considering whether to invoke special provisions to stage them - a change in the law and foreign assistance to help pay for the process. He has said he would like to run for a second term if a vote took place.
There have been some calls from abroad, including from Republican U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, for an election to proceed as evidence of the good state of Ukraine's democratic institutions.
