Ukraine elections

Ukraine rules out elections this year as war blocks vote and raises U.S. tensions

Ukraine cannot hold elections this year, the Central Election Commission has concluded, The Times reports.

21 March, 12:54 PM

Electoral Commission needs six months to prepare first post-war elections

Ukraine’s Central Electoral Commission (CEC) has determined that a six-month preparatory period after the end of martial law and before the start of the formal election campaign would be necessary, CEC Chairman Oleh Didenko said on Jan. 21.

21 January, 11:00 PM

Most Ukrainians oppose online voting despite convenience — KIIS survey

60% of Ukrainians oppose the online voting format in elections, primarily due to concerns about potential fraud, Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) wrote and published the results of its survey on Jan. 16.

16 January, 01:20 PM

Ukraine's parliament sets up subgroups for wartime voting rules

Ukraine's parliament has created seven subgroups of lawmakers to develop legislation on holding elections during martial law, with each focusing on a specific area, working group head Oleksandr Korniyenko said during a meeting on Jan. 8.

8 January, 03:50 PM

Online elections during war could work, Zelenskyy says

An online voting format would be suitable for Ukrainians abroad and frontline troops during wartime. However, no legal framework exists for this yet, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said while speaking to journalists on Jan. 3.

4 January, 10:49 AM

Ukraine election commission says United News telethon may need changes during elections

Ukraine’s Central Election Commission has suggested that the format of the national United News television marathon may need to change if elections are held, Deputy CEC Chair Serhii Dubovyk said in comments to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.

24 December 2025, 12:45 PM

Zelenskyy open to Ukraine elections amid U.S. push

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tasked lawmakers with developing options for holding presidential elections, while emphasizing that he is not clinging to power, he told journalists on Dec. 14.

14 December 2025, 05:36 PM

Zelenskyy to discuss possible elections in Ukraine with Bundestag speaker

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with Bundestag President Julia Klöckner during his Dec. 15 visit to Berlin, with one of the key topics expected to be the possibility of holding new elections in Ukraine, according to the German parliament’s press office.

13 December 2025, 05:14 PM

‘Someone decided to play political games’: Zaluzhnyi’s team denies he’s recruiting military leaders for election campaign

Valerii Zaluzhnyi is not assembling a team of senior military officials for a future political party, despite media reports suggesting otherwise, his media adviser Oksana Torop told NV on Oct. 8.

8 October 2025, 08:07 PM

Zelenskyy says he is ready to step down after the war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he does not intend to lead the country in peacetime and promised to ask Ukraine’s parliament to organize elections if a ceasefire is reached, he told Axios on Sept. 25.

25 September 2025, 02:18 PM

Stefanchuk: Elections possible only after war, but preparations are underway

The Verkhovna Rada is considering several issues necessary for drafting a future bill on holding elections in Ukraine, though elections themselves will only be possible after the war ends, Parliament Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk told reporters, according to Suspilne.

19 July 2025, 08:36 PM

Parliament preparing bill to govern postwar Ukrainian elections

Ukrainian lawmakers are drafting special legislation to govern the country’s first national elections after the war ends, Parliament Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk said on June 28.

29 June 2025, 11:13 AM

New poll: Zelenskyy edges Zaluzhnyi in first round, loses runoff

If Ukraine’s presidential election were held today, 30.9% of decided voters would back incumbent President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, while former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Valerii Zaluzhnyi would come in second with 27.7%, new poll suggests.

26 June 2025, 02:20 PM

Kremlin challenges Zelenskyy’s authority, prioritizes negotiations

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov again questioned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s legitimacy, calling it a secondary issue compared to starting peace talks, Russian state-run news agency TASS reported on Telegram on April 29.

29 April 2025, 03:22 PM

Zelenskyy aide calls 2025 election rumors nonsense

Head of the President’s Office Andriy Yermak called the rumors about Ukraine allegedly preparing for elections in the summer of 2025 “absolute nonsense.” He said this in an interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera on April 9.

10 April 2025, 03:45 PM

Zaluzhnyi tops trust charts as two-thirds of Ukrainians back postwar elections — poll

Some 65.3% of Ukrainians say elections should be held in the country if peace talks lead to a halt in hostilities and an end to martial law, according to a new poll by the Socis Center.

1 April 2025, 04:52 PM

No ballots under bombs: Arakhamia shuts down election rumors

No meeting to prepare for elections was held in the Presidential Office, public broadcaster Suspilne reported on March 31, citing Servant of the People faction head Davyd Arakhamia.

1 April 2025, 01:40 PM

Peace by Easter, polls by July? Zelenskyy’s quiet election calculus

With U.S. officials eyeing a possible ceasefire by April 20, NV spoke to lawmakers and experts to unpack why foreign media are buzzing again about Ukrainian elections — and whether President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s team could realistically pull one off that fast after his recent call to start preparing.

31 March 2025, 07:03 PM

Zaluzhnyi resolute on elections during war: Ukraine needs defenders, not candidates

Ukraine's Ambassador to the UK and former Commander-in-Chief, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, dismissed rumors about his potential participation in elections during the war, RBC-Ukraine reported on March 31.

31 March 2025, 11:26 AM

Ukraine laughs off Putin’s call for foreign-led transition government

Ukrainian Ambassador to Poland Vasyl Bodnar responded with sarcasm to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s latest proposal to install a “temporary administration” in Ukraine under United Nations supervision, Polish outlet RMF FM reported on March 28.

28 March 2025, 02:37 PM

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