Working group on elections during war starts in Rada
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First Vice Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Oleksandr Kornienko announced the first meeting of the working group, which is preparing legislative proposals on the organization of elections during martial law and in the post-war period.
This is reported by the Interfax-Ukraine agency.
According to Kornienko, the first online meeting of the working group will take place on Friday, December 26, at 1:00 p.m. It currently has about 60 participants. Experts without formal group membership status can also join the discussions.
The working group includes two representatives from each parliamentary faction and group, about ten representatives of key public organizations, as well as officials from executive authorities and law enforcement agencies. Five members of the Central Election Commission, headed by the chairman, were separately involved in the work.
Kornienko reported that the first meeting will consist of two large blocks. The first block will be organizational in nature and will concern the format of the group’s work. The second block is scheduled to feature a speech by the Central Election Commission.
CEC members will present an overview of the challenges associated with holding elections during and after martial law. Participants will then discuss possible solutions to these issues and the next steps for the group.
Kornienko noted that the meeting will last about two hours and will be broadcast online on social networks and YouTube.
As previously reported, the Verkhovna Rada has begun the process of forming a working group to quickly study the issue of holding potential presidential elections in Ukraine during martial law.
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