Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is weighing the pros and cons of a spring 2024 presidential vote, his foreign minister said on Friday, though there are major concerns over how to organize a free and fair vote during war with Russia. After Russia invaded in February 2022, Ukraine declared martial law which prohibits elections. But there have been some calls, including from US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, for votes to proceed even if the war does not end, as evidence of democratic health.
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President Volodymyr Zelensky is considering holding elections as scheduled in the spring of 2024, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said during a briefing on Nov. 3. "We are not closing this page. The president of Ukraine is considering and weighing the different pros and cons," Kuleba said.