“On February 24, Zelensky will announce the presidential election and the referendum on the peace agreement with Russia – Reuters with reference to the Financial Times.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
President Volodymyr Zelenskyi. OP’s photo Source: Reuters with reference to the British newspaper Financial Times, which spoke to Ukrainian and European officials involved in the planning
Literally Reuters: “Ukraine has begun planning presidential elections along with a referendum on a possible peace agreement with Russia, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.”
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Details: Reuters reported last week that under the framework agreement being negotiated by U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators, any peace deal would be put to a referendum in Ukraine.
It was also noted that Ukrainian voters will simultaneously vote in national elections.
According to the data Reutersofficials discussed the possibility of holding elections and a referendum in May.
Prehistory:
- All the latest polls show that the majority of Ukrainians are against elections before the end of hostilities.
- Also, the majority of surveyed Ukrainians categorically reject the proposal to transfer the entire Donbas under Russian control in exchange for security guarantees from the United States and Europe.
- At the same time, the majority of surveyed Ukrainians – 55% – support holding a referendum on a peace agreement to end the war with Russia, 32% oppose it. At the same time, the OPORA Civic Network reminded that the current legislation prohibits referendums during martial law, since in such conditions it is impossible to ensure the participation of millions of Ukrainians abroad, as well as military personnel, to overcome all security threats, disinformation campaigns, and to fully restore the destroyed electoral infrastructure. Even in the event of a cessation of hostilities, the preparation of such a referendum will require a long time and complex changes.