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2024-03-25 10:21:01 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: BC7C82C9A4B3DC6A9A9B4EC20B143C43213D12B1A45AEFD010D4F83DD0FB1F67
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Original Note:
The Ukrainian constitution and other legislation explicitly forbids holding national elections during martial law. Martial law has been in force since the full scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia on 24 February 2024. https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/07/11/ukraine-democracy-wartime-elections-russia-zelensky/ https://war.ukraine.ua/articles/not-sacrificing-democracy-why-ukraine-cannot-hold-elections-under-the-martial-law/
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