The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said on Sunday he is willing to step down if this brings “peace for Ukraine.”
Ukraine is under martial law which prohibits Ukraine holding elections and the US President Donald Trump has accused President Zelensky of not wanting to hold elections and called him a “dictator.”
Ukrainian Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) have said it is “impossible” to hold elections during the war as soldiers would have to leave the front lines to vote, something Vladimir Putin would very much like to happen.
Ukrainians living in Russian occupied regions of eastern Ukraine would also find it impossible to vote, therefore it would not be a fair and democratic voting process.
“The Ukrainian consensus on elections no earlier than six months after the end of martial law is supported by the authorities, the opposition, and the society,” the Ukrainian NGOs read out in statement.
President Zelensky said on Sunday, “I am focusing on security today and not in 20-years’ time. I don’t plan to be in power for 10 years.”
In February a survey revealed that 69% of Ukrainians believe that President Zelensky should stay in office until elections can be held and many politicians also support this.
Zelensky said, “I am ready to leave my post if it brings peace. Or exchange it for NATO.”
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