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In his view, they should become one of the symbols marking the end of the war.
Kharkiv mayor Ihor Terekhov stated that until the end of the full-scale war he will remain in office, does not plan to move to Kyiv to become mayor, and considers holding elections impossible. He explained that under today’s conditions the authorities do not have the ability to ensure the democratic nature of the process, nor to guarantee citizens the right to elect and be elected.
He believes it is normal for Ukrainians to have new leaders, including political ones, which he attributes to society’s tendency to change. However, elections must reflect the real will of the people, he noted during an interview with RBC Ukraine, and not be held just for ratings. Moreover, due to potentially low turnout caused by a large number of citizens who are not registered and Ukrainians who have left for abroad, the election results may not reflect the position of all society.
In his view, the next elections should become for the state one of the symbols of the war’s ending and bring to power people who will engage in rebuilding the country. But the political process, even under such conditions, should not provoke confrontation. Additionally, during the ongoing diplomatic process, elections cannot be the main issue.
As a reminder, at the end of August, media reported that Tereshov, head of the Servant of the People faction David Arakhamiya, new Minister of Veterans Affairs Vitaly Kim, and head of the Verkhovna Rada Finance Committee Danylo Hetmanets could form a new political force that would be a separate project, not the president Volodymyr Zelensky’s party. The potential union, the formation of which would depend on the war’s end, would be a 'proto-party'.
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