This market will resolve to "Yes" if national elections for the parliament and/or presidency of Ukraine are held between February 12 and December 31, 2025, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".
This market is based on whether national elections are actually held in Ukraine within the specified dates. Merely scheduling an election will not be sufficient to resolve this market to "Yes".
If elections are officially scheduled for a date outside of 2025, this market will immediately resolve to "No".
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the government of Ukraine, however a consensus of credible reporting will also be used.
But you don't understand, he really wants to have elections, its just not possible. They are literally not allowed to hold elections, its forbidden by law, its not his fault.
All those guys who voted yes, sorry for you! I live in Ukraine whole my life, if you came to power here you get everything, so I dont expect someone would willingly step from power, specially Zelenskyi. They can hold elections only if they think that He will win again. simple like that
Full Steve Witkoff interview here, he pretty much say that Zelensky can't stay in power and that there has to be elections soon, and a lot more interesting stuff which I assume is the current US position. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acvu2LBumGo
U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff asserted that Kyiv has "agreed" to organize presidential elections in Ukraine, without providing details or evidence backing his claim. https://www.politico.eu/article/trump-envoy-claims-ukraine-agreed-to-hold-presidential-elections/
It seems to be common to talk about Ukraine as if it exists in a vacuum, free from the gravitational pull of global power politics. But that's not the Ukraine that exists in our world. In a theoretical free election, Zelenskyy would be the frontrunner, with Zaluzhnyi as his credible challenger. Others like Poroshenko, Tymoshenko, and Klitschko haven't found resonance in this crisis. But I'm skeptical about Ukrainian elections happening in 2025 at all. The 1953 Korean Armistice negotiations took two years for even a tentative peace. Ukraine's own political opposition acknowledges conditions aren't right for elections - demonstrating the unity often forged in wartime.
Key stakeholders have competing agendas making free elections nearly impossible: Russia has made clear a Zelenskyy victory is unacceptable. They want someone who'll bend to Moscow. USA faces contradictions. Zelenskyy's pushback against Washington has strengthened his domestic support. Meanwhile, Putin suggests hockey games during war, then violates ceasefires. Russia, despite military losses, sanctions, and dependence on China, somehow sets terms while USA follows along. EU wants pro-integration leadership, while China prioritizes trade routes over democratic principles. If elections materialize, they'll face enormous challenges: How do citizens in occupied territories vote? What about displaced people? Can campaigns operate safely? Those offering confident predictions about Ukraine's electoral future are selling certainty where none exists. The reality is messier, the challenges greater, and the path forward less clear than many commentators admit.
Top Trump allies hold secret talks with Zelenskyy’s Ukrainian opponents. As Washington ramps up its pressure on Zelenskyy to step aside, his rivals are talking to Trump’s team. https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-allies-secret-talks-volodymyr-zelenskyy-opposition-ukraine-elections-yulia-tymoshenko-petro-poroshenko/
Putins real interest in airing a need for Ukrainian, a bait taken by the USA administration, was to humiliate Zelensky provoce a rift in the Uk.-USA relation. It worked. Putin does really not want an election in Ukraine, since a pro-ukrainian candidate would win, Zelensky or possibly Zaluzhnyi. The newly elected president would get improved legitimacy and authority. The winners voice in final negotiations would carry much more weight. Kremlin don't really want that. Thus Washington will let the idea fade out.
Ukraine cannot hold a national election in 2025 due to several major challenges caused by the ongoing war. First, many voters are serving at the front, making it nearly impossible for them to participate in the electoral process. Second, large parts of Ukraine’s territory remain under Russian occupation, meaning millions of citizens in these regions would be unable to vote. Third, millions of Ukrainians have fled the country as refugees, making it difficult to ensure their participation and maintain fair electoral procedures abroad. Additionally, organizing elections during wartime poses serious security risks, as polling stations and electoral infrastructure could become military targets. Lastly, martial law, which is currently in place, legally prevents elections from being held. Under these conditions, a free and fair election is simply not feasible.
The government plans to hold simultaneous elections of the president, parliament and local councils in the fall of 2025. Petro Poroshenko said this in an interview with the Censor.net portal. - Write down - October 26 this year, - said Poroshenko, answering the question, when in Ukraine may be held elections. According to him, he has such information, in particular, from sources in law enforcement agencies and at the polygraph plant “Ukraine”, which, “is now processing how many ballots are needed”. - According to our sources in the Central Election Commission, which is starting to make changes to the voter register. According to our sources in the Ministry of Justice, which is opening its first office in Berlin. Exclusively for the preparation of elections,” Poroshenko added. He also noted that according to the Constitution, there should be elections to Parliament at the end of the year, “although they should have been two years ago.” - And we should have local elections at the end of October. The authorities' dream is to hold all the elections at the same time,” Poroshenko said.
Elections will likely be the first area of negotiation. "US and Russia will only negotiate with a President with an electoral mandate". -- Ukrainians will go to the polls in early summer and a new leader will negotiate the peace.
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