The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is to create a working group on holding presidential elections during the martial law
Verkovna Rada of Ukraine is to create a working group to work on holding presidential elections during martial law, said the head of the Servant of the People Parliamentary Faction, David Arakhamia.
According to him, the discussion will be held within the specialized parliamentary Committee on the Organization of State Power, Local Self-Government, Regional Development, and Urban Planning.
It will also involve representatives of all factions and groups of parliament, the Central Election Commission, as well as public organizations dealing with elections.
"We will announce the date and time of the meeting soon. Media representatives will also be invited," Arakhamia added.
Earlier, the Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada and the newly appointed head of the Servant of the People party, Oleksandr Korniyenko, had already mentioned the initiative to create a working group on the referendum and elections.
This working group will probably be headed by Korniyenko himself, and his deputies will be the Deputy Speaker of the Rada, Olena Kondratiuk, and his predecessor as the head of the Servant of the People party, the head of the parliamentary Committee on the Organization of State Power and Local Self-Government, Olena Shuliak.
More about elections in Ukraine
Zelensky said that Ukraine would be ready to hold elections “in the next 60-90 days” after security for voters is guaranteed by partners and certain legislative changes are passed by parliament. He made this statement after the US President Donald Trump commented that Ukraine should hold elections.
Zelensky said he had spoken with representatives of the Ukrainian parliament about the possibility of holding elections and expects them to provide their vision. However, Deputy Speaker Oleksandr Kornienko said that the parliament does not yet have any legislative initiatives or drafts on how to hold elections during the full-scale war.
He said that it will be necessary to deal with issues of security, organizational and legal frameworks, voter participation abroad, participation in elections of military personnel stationed at the frontline, registration of internally displaced voters, and issues of elections and campaigning in front-line regions.