Next Ukrainian presidential election
Opinion polls
Incumbent President

Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Servant of the People


Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in Ukraine on 31 March 2024 according to the constitution, which mandates elections be held on the last Sunday of March of the fifth year of the incumbent president's term of office.[1][2][3] However, in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, since 24 February 2022 the Ukrainian government has enacted martial law, and Ukrainian law does not allow elections to be held when martial law is in effect.[4] If martial law is still in place, the elections may be postponed and rescheduled.[5][3]

Politicians in Ukraine representing both government and opposition sides have expressed doubt over the viability of holding an election in 2024, citing concerns over security and infrastructure.[3][6] Russia controls nearly a fifth of Ukraine's territory, millions of Ukrainians have fled to other countries, and many public buildings that would be used as polling stations have been damaged or destroyed.[3][6] The Ukrainian constitution stipulates that a president's term concludes only when a successor is sworn in, indicating that Volodymyr Zelenskyy could continue to serve as president even after the expiration of the original five-year term to which he was elected.[6]

In November 2023, Zelenskyy said "now is not the right time for elections"[7][8] and asked the Parliament to approve an extension of martial law for another 90 days, until 14 February 2024. A poll released by KIIS that same month reported that 80% of Ukrainians do not want to have an election until the war is over.[6] In November 2023, all political parties represented in the Verkhovna Rada signed a document in which they agreed to postpone holding any national election until after the end of martial law[9] and agreed to work on a special law that would regulate the first post-war election, which would take place no earlier than six months after the cancellation of martial law.[10]

Electoral system

The President of Ukraine is elected for a five-year term using the two-round system; if no candidate receives an absolute majority in the first round, a second round is expected to take place three weeks after the first. According to the constitution, in the event of pre-term termination of presidential authority, the election of a new president must take place within 90 days of the previous president's departure from office.[1]

The constitution limits presidents to serving two terms in office.

Candidates

Announced intent to run

Potential

Opinion polls

References

  1. 1 2 Article 103 of the Constitution of Ukraine
  2. 1 2 3 "Zelensky's First Term Is Almost Up. No One's Sure What Happens Next". The New York Times. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Yuliia Dysa (3 November 2023). "Ukraine's Zelenskiy ponders idea of 2024 election during war". Reuters.
  4. ↑ On the Legal Regime of Martial Law (in Ukrainian) Law, Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, 2015. See Article 19, paragraph 1. Electoral rights are not listed in Article 64 of the Constitution among those that cannot be withheld under martial law.
  5. ↑ "PACE President Tiny Kox: It is up to the Government, Parliament and the people of Ukraine to decide when and how to conduct elections". www.coe.int. Council of Europe Office in Ukraine. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Abdurasulov, Abdujalil (25 November 2023). "Ukraine war: Fierce row erupts over 2024 election". BBC News. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "«Вибори не на часі» – Зеленський прокоментував заяви про можливість виборів у 2024 році". radiosvoboda.org (in Ukrainian). 6 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "'Grenade among birthday gifts' kills adviser to Ukraine's military chief". The Guardian. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "Ukraine's political parties agree on carrying out elections only after the war". Ukrainska Pravda. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  10. ↑ "Conclusions of the ninth Jean Monnet dialogie" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). Verhovna Rada. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "Zelenskyy's former advisor Arestovych to stand in future elections". english.nv.ua. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  12. 1 2 Alona Mazurenko. "If Zelenskyi and Zaluzhnyi were fighting for the president's post, they would come within an inch of each other - survey". pravda.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 6 December 2023.


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