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2024-10-15 19:55:23 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: BC57196C6EA523E2F681AAB7F91A83AA3E3DA51AFE08CB7A82451E2BFF52EE94
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The OSCE monitored the 2019 election and said it "was competitive and held with respect for fundamental freedoms": https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/ukraine/417833 Ukraine cannot legally hold elections during martial law/wartime — thus Ukr. is actually upholding democratic values by not violating their constitution: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/11/17/ukraine-elections-war-russia-zelensky/ https://war.ukraine.ua/articles/not-sacrificing-democracy-why-ukraine-cannot-hold-elections-under-the-martial-law/
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