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2024-03-20 19:22:23 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: DE0AA57942DB039BAFD9AD18734AD90A1349C8F0817DBEE552010C40C416C92E
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Original Note:
For context, the Ukrainian Constitution explicitly forbids holding elections during martial law. They weren't 'cancelled' by Zelensky. 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 https://unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/hlm/prgm/cph/experts/ukraine/ukr.constitution.e.pdf https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/02/16/russian-disinformation-zelensky-zaluzhny/
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