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[–] 3 points 2 hours ago (1 child)

Are you just mouthing off about what is and isn't in the article without even checking? Because the article does in fact say so.

As per Ukraine's constitution, elections are suspended under martial law, which has remained in force since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.

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  • [–] 1 point 19 minutes ago (1 child)

    Thanks, I did read over that. But it's still quite different from "unlawful". It's loaded language to preempt any discussion about democratic leadership. Clearly I'm not the only one thinking so, since at least Fedorov and quite a few protesters think so to.

    Elections are unlawful in times of war.

    per Ukraine’s constitution, elections are suspended under martial law

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  • [–] 1 point 11 minutes ago

    Is it really that different? Either way, the government is forbidden to run and hold an election. You could get pedantic about the difference between at war and under martial law, but given this is a defensive war in which they're under active invasion, they're functionally identical because of course the country under invasion enacted martial law.

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