Ukraine faces obstacles to holding wartime elections
Ukraine is unlikely to hold credible wartime elections without major changes to security and law. Martial law, in place since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, bans elections and fighting runs along more than 1,200 km of front lines while hundreds of drones and missiles regularly hit cities and energy infrastructure. About 4.4 million Ukrainians had temporary protection in the EU and nearly 4 million are internally displaced, complicating voter registration, while about 1 million serve in the armed forces and 4.5 million live in Russian-occupied areas. Analysts say an air ceasefire and roughly six months of new legislation would be needed.
Security, legal and displacement hurdles block wartime elections in Ukraine.
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Russia launched a full-scale invasion in February 2022 and Ukraine has been under martial law since then. Martial law bans elections and fighting continues along long front lines. Next steps in the article include a possible air ceasefire…
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