Ukraine's sacked defence minister Fedorov calls for wartime presidential elections
Fedorov said Ukraine needs a legal mechanism for elections and accused the old system of resisting change amid war.
- On Tuesday, Mykhailo Fedorov called for wartime elections in a YouTube address, marking the biggest internal challenge to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy since 2022.
- The 35-year-old Fedorov was fired in July, just six months after his appointment, an action he believes resulted from his overhaul of defence ministry procurement processes.
- Alleging a "systemic crisis of governance," Fedorov criticized official corruption, stating, "The old system lives by its own rules too often. It is scared of change."
- Arguing that "democracy cannot be held hostage by Russia," Fedorov demanded a "legal, safe and realistic mechanism" to renew Ukraine's democratic process during the long-running war.
- Ukrainian law currently prohibits holding elections during wartime, and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's office has provided no immediate comment on Fedorov's public statement.
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merkur.deThe dismissed Defense Minister Fedorov calls for elections and puts Selenskyj under pressure with a delicate democracy question.
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