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2025-02-20 07:14:38 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 130F3DA64ACE4408518ABC123B2E99767F473C61C8575BE703030B2625648CDB
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Elections were postponed, not banned. As during martial law the Ukrainian constitution forbids holding elections. https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/389-19/ed20150512#Text Political parties with alleged ties to Russia were suspended. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/20/ukraine-suspends-11-political-parties-with-links-to-russia One of their leaders was exchanged with Russia for captured Ukrainian military personnel. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/22/ukrainian-putin-ally-viktor-medvedchuk-exchanged-for-200-azov-battalion-fighters-zelenskiy-says
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