El popular exministro de Defensa ucranio Mijailo Fedorov desafía a Zelenski y pide elecciones
El joven político y empresario, cuya destitución ha desatado protestas en Kiev, carga contra la corrupción y la “crisis de gobernanza”
Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mijailo Fedorov, now 35, is challenging President Volodímir Zelenski and calling for elections. In a nine-minute YouTube video, the popular politician and businessman states, "Russia cannot take democracy hostage." Fedorov acknowledges that the process of calling elections is "complex" and emphasizes the need to find a legal, secure, and realistic mechanism to restore a full democratic process in Ukraine.
The martial law, imposed since the beginning of the Russian offensive in February 2022, prohibits elections while in effect. The Ukrainian Parliament extended this law until October 31. Three major challenges Fedorov identifies for calling elections are the voting of soldiers on the front, citizens in combat zones, and those with the right to vote who have fled their homes (around 10 million internally displaced persons and refugees crossing the border).
Fedorov stresses that this complexity does not mean impossibility. Despite the ongoing violence and destruction, the call for elections, though divided among Ukrainians, is not a priority for the population seeking the end of violence. Fedorov's dismissal led to protests, with many calling for a continuation of asymmetric warfare against Russia through the use of drones, reducing the number of civilian casualties.
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