return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 21 days agoIn Zelenskyy meeting, Trump jokes about starting a war to halt 2028 electionswww.salon.comexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up1139cross-posted to: nottheonion@lemmy.world
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minus-squareTriasha@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·20 days agoThe law on this is clear, we still have elections during wartime, but that’s never stopped him before.
minus-squaremathemachristian [he/him]@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-220 days agoI mean so does ukraine iirc…
minus-squareTriasha@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·19 days agoMy understanding was the Ukrainian constitution prohibits elections during war time. The exact opposite of ours.
minus-squareFaildini@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·19 days agoThat’s correct, and basically the reason the whole “Zelensky is a dictator” argument doesn’t hold water. He’s following the laws of his country by not holding elections. Our country doesn’t work that way.
The law on this is clear, we still have elections during wartime, but that’s never stopped him before.
I mean so does ukraine iirc…
My understanding was the Ukrainian constitution prohibits elections during war time. The exact opposite of ours.
That’s correct, and basically the reason the whole “Zelensky is a dictator” argument doesn’t hold water. He’s following the laws of his country by not holding elections. Our country doesn’t work that way.