{
  "id": 2233346,
  "title": "Ukraine a 'genuine', 'fragile' democracy: 'Internal political turmoil will weaken political system'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/ukraine-a-genuine-fragile-democracy-internal-political-turmoil-will",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T20:32:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/ukraine-a-genuine-fragile-democracy-internal-political-turmoil-will-weaken-political-system"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Oliver Farry is pleased to welcome Dr. Volodymyr Yermolenko, Ukrainian philosopher, journalist, author and President of PEN Ukraine. According to Dr Yermolenko, Ukraine is confronting serious threats to its democracy. Suspending elections during wartime carries real dangers as political power is increasingly centralized around President Zelensky. Yet holding elections while cities remain under…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}