Presidential elections during the war: the Foreign Ministry voiced the position of Zelensky, the media

The election of the President of Ukraine during a full -scale war with the Russian Federation will lead to "unprecedented" challenges, says Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleb. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky considers the possibility of holding a presidential election next spring, but weighs all "for" and "against", said Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba on November 3 during a briefing, Sky News writes.

According to him, the election race during a full -scale war with the Russian Federation will lead to "unprecedented" challenges. "We do not close this page. The President of Ukraine considers and weighs different" for "and" against "(on holding the presidential elections - ed. )," Dmitry Kuleba said. In normal circumstances, the presidential election should take place in March next year, and P The term of Zelensky would have ended.

However, under the state of military status, elections in Ukraine were suspended. The election of the President of Ukraine 2024 - regular elections of the President of Ukraine by law should take place in 2024. The first round is March 31, the second (in case of appointment) . President Vladimir Zelensky on October 4 for the first time admitted the possibility of holding elections in Ukraine during the war. For this purpose, the security of voters should be ensured.

According to the Head of State, the Verkhovna Rada should solve all tasks to guarantee safe access to places of voting. He noted that Ukrainian Citizens should vote without being attacked. "The situation is difficult, but the elections in Ukraine can take place," Zelensky said. The president also has the question of how to be with temporarily occupied territories and their inhabitants. "All Ukrainians in the occupied territories are very important," he said.

"But for those who came under occupation on February 24, what to do, above all, with them?" It is still necessary to provide an opportunity for the will of Ukrainian defenders, as "they defend the rights of people and will not have the right to vote themselves. " The elections should be observed, but the question of "how they will be in the trenches" remains open. We will remind, on August 18, Focus wrote that the CEC intends to provide UAH 9.