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[โ€“] Kierunkowy74@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm still looking for the actual constitutional bit that says "no elections during war,"

Article 83 paragraph 4

And article 157 paragraph 2 forbids amending the constitution during martial law or emergency.

[โ€“] Nougat@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

83-4 only refers to the parliament. 157-2 says exactly that.

Article 19 Section 1 of Ukraine's Martial Law legislation reads (translated to English from Ukranian with Google translate):

  1. In the conditions of martial law, the following are prohibited:

changing the Constitution of Ukraine ;

amendment of the Constitution of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea ;

conducting elections of the President of Ukraine, as well as elections to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and local self-government bodies;

conducting all-Ukrainian and local referenda;

conducting strikes, mass meetings and actions.