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2024-03-18 22:16:18 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: EFC189B52A28A4461C92950CAAB7EA4FB2BB57F626CFC1E66C7547F64473AAA3
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Original Note:
The Ukrainian Constitution explicitly forbids holding elections during martial law. https://war.ukraine.ua/articles/not-sacrificing-democracy-why-ukraine-cannot-hold-elections-under-the-martial-law/ https://unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/hlm/prgm/cph/experts/ukraine/ukr.constitution.e.pdf Russian elections are neither free nor fair. Opposition leaders were either killed, jailed, banned or exiled. Independent observers, both local and international, weren't invited. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/independent-russian-vote-monitor-says-election-was-mockery-2024-03-18/ https://www.dw.com/en/putin-claims-victory-in-election-with-no-serious-competition/a-68597661 https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/russia/562065 https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2021/10/11/russian-elections-once-again-had-a-suspiciously-neat-result
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