The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine could not adopt a resolution “On the support of democracy in Ukraine in the context of the aggression of the Russian Federation”, which stated that the powers of President Vladimir Zelensky should continue until the completion of martial law.
According to the database of the legislative body, during the vote there were 272 deputies, of which 54 did not vote. Supported the resolution of 218 deputies.
As the Ukrainian media noted, at least 226 votes were needed to approve the decision.
“The statement of the Verkhovna Rada about the support of democracy in Ukraine has failed,” Zheleznyak wrote in the Telegram channel. He noted that the text of the decisions made to the vote said that Zelensky should continue to fulfill the powers of the president. “The parliament emphasizes that … Vladimir Zelensky must fulfill his powers before the new elected president of Ukraine entered the post of newly elected,” the resolution said, the vote for which failed.
The document stated that “in the case of organizing and holding elections during the legal regime of martial law, all national and international principles of suffrage will not be met, which will turn such elections into a farce, similar to the emergency of Vladimir Putin organized in the Russian Federation in March 2024 “.
It was also indicated that the mandate of President Vladimir Zelensky is not called into question the Ukrainian people and the Verkhovna Rada. “President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky must fulfill his powers before the post of newly elected President of Ukraine in accordance with the first part of Article 108 of the Constitution of Ukraine.