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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has an approval rating other leaders would kill for. But experts say holding elections now would be a disaster.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has an approval rating other leaders would kill for. But experts say holding elections now would be a disaster.

Ukraine this year faces a new version of a recurrent problem: How can countries sustain and strengthen democracy amid war or upheaval? Ukraine is postponing parliamentary elections this year that election experts say would be dangerous to hold under Russia’s continued military assault. In such straits, how might any democracy, whether established or emerging, renew the accountability and representativity of its government? Ukrainian officials and civic leaders say the country has no perfect op...

Join USIP, in collaboration with the International Foundation for Electoral Systems and the National Endowment for Democracy, for a discussion on refortifying Ukraine's democratic and electoral foundations.

In normal circumstances, President Volodymyr Zelensky would be running for re-election next spring. Analysts say an election is unlikely, but the prospect is causing some anxiety in Kyiv.

It comes a year after Moscow broke international law by declaring parts of Ukraine as Russian land.

There will be nothing free or fair about next month’s regional and municipal ‘elections’ in the Donbas — they are being stage-managed purely for propaganda purposes.

Join USIP for a conversation on why supporting Ukraine’s democratic processes and institutions is pivotal for Ukraine to both win the peace for its own people and become a much-needed beacon of democracy for the regional neighborhood and beyond.