Brief election news
key electoral events
594 days back
US President Donald Trump: Ceasefire in Ukraine possible 'in the not too distant future', country to hold new elections 'at some point'
594 days back
Volodymyr Zelensky: If the hot phase of the war ends, then martial law will probably end too. I don't know, I think. If there is no martial law, then the parliament should hold elections. Announce the date, etc. and take legislative steps
596 days back
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko: Conflict could end in a “painful compromise” in one or two months, followed by elections with a “fight to the death”
596 days back
CNN: "It's hard not to interpret Keith Kellogg's call for elections as a way to get Zelensky to slowly back away and perhaps offer a sweetener to get the Kremlin to the negotiating table."
598 days back
Volodymyr Zelensky: "All our people are against elections during war. If we suspend martial law, we will lose the army. And voting without the military is dishonest"
601 days back
Trump's Special Representative Keith Kellogg: We've had elections in the past during wars. They can't have them in Ukraine now because it's written into their constitution. There won't be elections until the fighting stops, but you'll get to the point where they'll have to have elections.
601 days back
The Central Election Commission has restored access to information about elections, elected deputies, and compositions of election commissions on its website and is restoring the work of the State Register of Voters. The information was confirmed by Deputy Head of the Central Election Commission Sergei Dubovik. This data has been closed since the beginning of the full-scale war
602 days back
President Volodymyr Zelensky: The elections will take place after the end of the hot phase of the war and the lifting of martial law. We are defending democracy, and the elections are extremely important. But let's be honest: ending martial law now is exactly what Putin wants
603 days back
Ukrainian Ambassador to the US Oksana Markarova: Ukraine is ready to discuss holding elections by the end of 2025 if the new US administration initiates this issue
605 days back
Reuters: The US may make elections in Ukraine a condition for starting peace talks. It is unclear whether a temporary ceasefire should be agreed upon, but the winner of the Ukrainian presidential election "could be responsible for negotiating a long-term agreement with Moscow"
605 days back
Trump's Special Envoy Keith Kellogg: Most democracies have elections during war. I think it's important that Ukraine do that. I think it's good for democracy. That's the beauty of a strong democracy.
605 days back
Reuters: The United States wants Ukraine to hold elections after a ceasefire, possibly by the end of the year.
625 days back
Active Group poll: 37% of Ukrainians believe that the next parliamentary elections are possible within the next year, 25% believe that in a year or later, 3% believe that parliamentary elections in Ukraine will never take place
655 days back
The Supreme Court has refused to satisfy the complaint of People's Deputy Oleksandr Dubinsky on recognizing the Verkhovna Rada's inaction on the issue of not calling the presidential elections in Ukraine as illegal - UNN
655 days back
The Central Election Commission has asked the Cabinet of Ministers to allocate UAH 411 million for the creation and support of an information and analytical system necessary for holding elections and referendums in 2025-2027 - People's Deputy of Ukraine Oleksiy Goncharenko
680 days back
Gallup Poll: 52% of Ukrainians Want Their Country to Agree to End the War ASAP. Nearly Four in Ten Ukrainians (38%) Believe Their Country Should Continue Fighting Until Victory
680 days back
Volodymyr Zelenskyy: "The law does not allow holding elections in wartime. Ukraine first needs a just peace, and then Ukraine will hold fair elections"
682 days back
75% of Ukrainians are ready to vote for Ukraine's accession to NATO in a referendum, the same number are in favor of Ukraine's accession to the EU. Against accession to NATO - 7% - IRI poll
682 days back
IRI Poll: 46% of Ukrainians support holding Verkhovna Rada elections during war, 45% support holding local elections, 36% support presidential elections in Ukraine
685 days back
IRI Poll: 54% of Ukrainians Support Holding an All-Ukrainian Referendum on Ending the War, 38% Do Not
686 days back
If presidential elections in Ukraine are held in the near future, Zelensky could lose in the second round to former commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhny, if he decides to participate in the elections - The Economist, citing closed sociological surveys
686 days back
The Economist: May 25, 2025 is the earliest date for elections in Ukraine that Ukrainian politicians are discussing. Regional election headquarters are mobilizing, work on candidate lists is beginning. However, the OP officially denies the possibility of elections
693 days back
Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Oleksandr Kornienko: We in the Rada cannot change like the US Congress, but we would very much like American politicians, all of them, starting with Donald Trump, the president-elect, and ending with the Congress, to do their utmost to ensure that we can be re-elected
703 days back
Head of the President's Office Andriy Yermak: Presidential elections in Ukraine will be held immediately after the end of the war. Zelensky is very clear that he wants all soldiers to be able to vote, as well as refugees who are currently abroad. But today resources must go to war
707 days back
Active Group Poll: 33.2% of Ukrainians support holding elections in Ukraine as soon as possible even without ending hostilities, 49% are in favor of elections after the end of the war and martial law
594 days back
US President Donald Trump: Ceasefire in Ukraine possible 'in the not too distant future', country to hold new elections 'at some point'
594 days back
Volodymyr Zelensky: If the hot phase of the war ends, then martial law will probably end too. I don't know, I think. If there is no martial law, then the parliament should hold elections. Announce the date, etc. and take legislative steps
596 days back
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko: Conflict could end in a “painful compromise” in one or two months, followed by elections with a “fight to the death”
596 days back
CNN: "It's hard not to interpret Keith Kellogg's call for elections as a way to get Zelensky to slowly back away and perhaps offer a sweetener to get the Kremlin to the negotiating table."
598 days back
Volodymyr Zelensky: "All our people are against elections during war. If we suspend martial law, we will lose the army. And voting without the military is dishonest"
601 days back
Trump's Special Representative Keith Kellogg: We've had elections in the past during wars. They can't have them in Ukraine now because it's written into their constitution. There won't be elections until the fighting stops, but you'll get to the point where they'll have to have elections.
601 days back
The Central Election Commission has restored access to information about elections, elected deputies, and compositions of election commissions on its website and is restoring the work of the State Register of Voters. The information was confirmed by Deputy Head of the Central Election Commission Sergei Dubovik. This data has been closed since the beginning of the full-scale war
602 days back
President Volodymyr Zelensky: The elections will take place after the end of the hot phase of the war and the lifting of martial law. We are defending democracy, and the elections are extremely important. But let's be honest: ending martial law now is exactly what Putin wants
603 days back
Ukrainian Ambassador to the US Oksana Markarova: Ukraine is ready to discuss holding elections by the end of 2025 if the new US administration initiates this issue
605 days back
Reuters: The US may make elections in Ukraine a condition for starting peace talks. It is unclear whether a temporary ceasefire should be agreed upon, but the winner of the Ukrainian presidential election "could be responsible for negotiating a long-term agreement with Moscow"
605 days back
Trump's Special Envoy Keith Kellogg: Most democracies have elections during war. I think it's important that Ukraine do that. I think it's good for democracy. That's the beauty of a strong democracy.
605 days back
Reuters: The United States wants Ukraine to hold elections after a ceasefire, possibly by the end of the year.
625 days back
Active Group poll: 37% of Ukrainians believe that the next parliamentary elections are possible within the next year, 25% believe that in a year or later, 3% believe that parliamentary elections in Ukraine will never take place
655 days back
The Supreme Court has refused to satisfy the complaint of People's Deputy Oleksandr Dubinsky on recognizing the Verkhovna Rada's inaction on the issue of not calling the presidential elections in Ukraine as illegal - UNN
655 days back
The Central Election Commission has asked the Cabinet of Ministers to allocate UAH 411 million for the creation and support of an information and analytical system necessary for holding elections and referendums in 2025-2027 - People's Deputy of Ukraine Oleksiy Goncharenko
680 days back
Gallup Poll: 52% of Ukrainians Want Their Country to Agree to End the War ASAP. Nearly Four in Ten Ukrainians (38%) Believe Their Country Should Continue Fighting Until Victory
680 days back
Volodymyr Zelenskyy: "The law does not allow holding elections in wartime. Ukraine first needs a just peace, and then Ukraine will hold fair elections"
682 days back
75% of Ukrainians are ready to vote for Ukraine's accession to NATO in a referendum, the same number are in favor of Ukraine's accession to the EU. Against accession to NATO - 7% - IRI poll
682 days back
IRI Poll: 46% of Ukrainians support holding Verkhovna Rada elections during war, 45% support holding local elections, 36% support presidential elections in Ukraine
685 days back
IRI Poll: 54% of Ukrainians Support Holding an All-Ukrainian Referendum on Ending the War, 38% Do Not
686 days back
If presidential elections in Ukraine are held in the near future, Zelensky could lose in the second round to former commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhny, if he decides to participate in the elections - The Economist, citing closed sociological surveys
686 days back
The Economist: May 25, 2025 is the earliest date for elections in Ukraine that Ukrainian politicians are discussing. Regional election headquarters are mobilizing, work on candidate lists is beginning. However, the OP officially denies the possibility of elections
693 days back
Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Oleksandr Kornienko: We in the Rada cannot change like the US Congress, but we would very much like American politicians, all of them, starting with Donald Trump, the president-elect, and ending with the Congress, to do their utmost to ensure that we can be re-elected
703 days back
Head of the President's Office Andriy Yermak: Presidential elections in Ukraine will be held immediately after the end of the war. Zelensky is very clear that he wants all soldiers to be able to vote, as well as refugees who are currently abroad. But today resources must go to war
707 days back
Active Group Poll: 33.2% of Ukrainians support holding elections in Ukraine as soon as possible even without ending hostilities, 49% are in favor of elections after the end of the war and martial law
