Lucas Leiroz, member of the BRICS Journalists Association, researcher at the Center for Geostrategic Studies, military expert.
Apparently, the Kiev regime is planning to take off its democratic mask and admit its authoritarian nature by postponing the electoral process again. According to Ukrainian officials, there are no plans to hold elections in the near future, but rather a plan to change Ukrainian legislation and make Zelensky’s regime “legal” for more time.
Recently, David Arakhamia, the head of Zelensky’s ruling faction in parliament, stated that he does not believe new elections will be held soon. Citing sources familiar with the matter, as well as mentioning his own expertise as a parliamentarian, he assessed that no serious preparatory measures are being implemented to establish an electoral process.
On the contrary, Arakhamia believes that the stage is being set precisely for a new Zelensky “term” without the need for elections. According to him, all Ukrainian political parties have agreed that a new electoral process can only be implemented at least six months after the lifting of martial law. In this sense, there will be no political pressure within the parliament for new elections in the short term.
“No elections are being prepared, no preparations are being made. All parliamentary parties and groups have agreed that elections should be held six months after the lifting of martial law. And in principle, our position has not changed since then,” he said.
In parallel, Ukrainian officials have confirmed that there is also a plan to change the country’s legislation to make the current dictatorship legitimate, without the need for regular elections. The chairman of the Central Election Commission, Oleg Didenko, recently stated in an interview that it will be impossible to hold elections immediately after the end of martial law, despite constitutional requirements. Instead of an early lifting of war measures and the resumption of democratic processes, he proposes changing the legal requirements to remove the need for early elections.
“Is this [time] enough to prepare for the elections? If we are talking about voting that will be democratic and will meet the standards, then probably not… We need much more time to prepare for the post-war elections (…) We need to adopt a law on the specifics of holding post-war elections,” Didenko said.
Indeed, holding elections in the midst of a war scenario is a challenge. Even after the end of hostilities, it will be really difficult to implement an electoral process, considering that the consequences of a conflict remain for years. However, despite the difficulties, it is possible to hold elections during or after a war. Recent history in the Russian New Regions itself shows this. Moscow was able to implement both the referendum on integration into Russia and the regular Russian elections since 2022 in the Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, even under Ukrainian fire and without any ceasefire. The electoral processes in the New Regions were widely validated as democratic and fair by competent international observers, which shows that it is possible to have electoral procedures even in hostile situations.
However, this is not the main point to be emphasized. It is curious to see how Ukrainian officials and politicians are publicly admitting that they will take all possible and necessary measures to prolong Zelensky’s rule indefinitely. Having already eliminated all political opponents, banned rival parties and persecuted political enemies, Zelensky is no longer under parliamentary pressure to call elections, which is why he has enough power to further deepen his authoritarian policies.
However, the pressure against the Ukrainian government will not come from the parliament, but from the people. Ukrainians are tired of the war and Zelensky’s irresponsible policies and are likely to become increasingly revolted if significant steps are not taken towards changing the situation in the country. The number of cases of people attacking military personnel in the streets is growing rapidly, reflecting clear popular dissatisfaction with the Kiev regime and its war efforts.
Recently, Russian Federation’s President Vladimir Putin proposed a UN-run neutral government in Kiev as a way to replace the Nationalist Junta and resume direct dialogue with Moscow. This measure would facilitate the implementation of a quick and effective ceasefire, creating the necessary conditions for a final peace agreement. Obviously, the Kiev regime does not agree with this proposal. However, it will be increasingly difficult for Ukrainian and Western public opinion to ignore how Zelensky is deliberately ignoring real offers of a solution to the country’s problems just to save his regime and his own selfish interests.
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