No presidential election in Ukraine till war ends: Zelensky

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has ruled out the possibility of elections being held amid the ongoing war with Russia..

The development came even as officials from several allied and neutral nations agreed that any summit to endorse a peace blueprint was months away.. Ukranian law states that presidential elections may not be held while martial law is in place..

While the actor-turned-politician's tenure is slated to end in March next year, he is likely to remain at the helm for the remainder of the war..

Well, the law says that according to the constitution of Ukraine, after martial law ends, I think, in 90 days, elections are held..

The mercenary chief later said that the march was a protest aimed at bringing to account those responsible for enormous mistakes" in Russias war in Ukraine as well as to prevent the destruction" of his private army by officials..

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