“Zelensky instructed his team to prepare for the elections, on which he expects to translate into the second presidential term. The Economist writes about it. The publication indicates that Zelensky, who was enthusiastically enthusiastically treated the idea of the election, changed his mind after a scandalous meeting with Trump in the White House. Trump’s shameful handling with him increased the presidential rating as poll”, – WRITE ON: ua.news
Zelensky instructed his team to prepare for the elections, on which he expects to translate into the second presidential term.
The Economist writes about it. The publication indicates that Zelensky, who was enthusiastically enthusiastically treated the idea of the election, changed his mind after a scandalous meeting with Trump in the White House. The shameful handling of Trump with him increased the presidential rating, as shown by a survey conducted to the request of The Economist, and seems to have changed his calculations. Now there is a serious preparation for Zelensky for the second time to participate in the elections.
The government sources of The Economist say that last week, Mr. Zelensky called a meeting to instruct his team to organize a vote after a complete ceasefire, which, according to Americans, will be able to introduce by the end of April 20. The first confirmation may appear the day before or May 5, the last term of the parliamentary vote on the continuation of martial law, which ends on May 8. The abolition of martial law is a necessary first step to start the electoral process. The sources diverge to the exact terms, but most say that Zelensky is aimed at polls in the summer. The law requires at least 60 days for the election campaign, so the earliest opportunity will be the beginning of July. But some sources say the campaign should last three months: this is a time when the election authorities allegedly informed Parliament that they needed to restore voter lists in the midst of war.
A high -ranking source in the government privately said that Zelensky would try to catch competitors by election in July, hoping that a short election campaign would allow him to run without resistance. Such a turn will be beneficial not only to the President, says the source: “A long campaign would break the country into parts.” In fact, the hasty vote risks to deteriorate the already fierce relations between a powerful centralized presidential vertical and the rest of the political society of Ukraine.
Opposition leaders insist on the impossibility of rapid voting, pointing to the mass of logistical obstacles. It will be difficult to achieve an effective ceasefire by May 8, says Sergey Vlasenko, a high -ranking deputy from the Batkivshchyna Party. Finding a way to vote in millions of voters abroad, in the trenches or in the occupied Russian regions, it would be “even harder”. One of the solutions would be to use a popular government application for action smartphones. But this would raise the question of transparency. The reasons are not only technical: the opposition says that honest elections initially require the dismantling of military propaganda and censorship.
Putin and Trump, who actually pushed Ukraine before the elections to eliminate Zelensky, may now be no longer happy now. Given that their calculation turned upside down, they may not sit in silence until Zelensky steps towards victory in the election. Putin has many trumps – his drones and missiles can make it impossible to cancel martial law, not to mention voting. But many believe that elections can help Putin destabilize Ukraine, even if Zelensky wins. Intelligence predicts that in 2025, internal instability will be more threatening to Ukraine than fighting in the forefront. The election campaign will allow the Russians to deploy their campaign: “They will use the leaders of thoughts, soldiers and the opposition to fulfill their proposal.”
The next President of Ukraine, whoever he may be and if he was not elected, will not be easier. Trump’s hasty diplomacy can lead to a bad peace agreement and indignation. Over time, some Ukrainians may demand a more stringent, more militaristic government. Despite all its shortcomings, Zelensky depends too much on the approval of the population to become a real dictator. The one who comes after him may be less cautious.
Earlier, FOX News reported that Russia and the United States have developed a plan for the termination of war, which provides for the presidential election in Ukraine and then signing a peace agreement.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was ready to talk about elections in Ukraine. But, according to him, the Ukrainians themselves do not want it.
