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2024-03-18 10:04:29 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: B7BE8446FAE4CD941D26991730FE82546FACFC20E6F44F3D63704CC3D8581F79
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The Ukrainian constitution does not allow for elections while the country is under martial law. (Article 83) Martial law is common during a time of war. https://rm.coe.int/constitution-of-ukraine/168071f58b https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/wartime-ukraines-election-dilemma#:~:text=Ukraine's%20constitution%20holds%20that%20the,which%20raises%20its%20own%20problems. https://war.ukraine.ua/articles/not-sacrificing-democracy-why-ukraine-cannot-hold-elections-under-the-martial-law/ https://www.oporaua.org/en/vybory/legal-information-on-the-impossibility-of-holding-elections-under-conditions-of-martial-law-24947
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