Morning Jolt: The One Circumstance Where Postponing Elections Is Understandable

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March 18 2024

The One Circumstance Where Postponing Elections Is Understandable

On the menu today: As of this writing, I've experienced another thankfully quiet few days in Kyiv. Today, a look at why the indefinite postponement of Ukraine's parliamentary and presidential elections is a necessary concession to the realities of the war; a slew of our NATO allies get more arms to Ukraine, amid some somewhat more positive signs from House Speaker Mike Johnson; and Russia decides to start messing with the GPSs of planes flying over the Baltic Sea, including commercial airliners.

In Ukraine, Elections Will Have to Wait

Kyiv, Ukraine — Had Russia not chosen to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Ukraine would be approaching a presidential election right now; the election was scheduled for March 31. But on February 24, 2022, the Ukrainian government enacted martial law, and the Ukrainian constitution does not allow elections to be held when martial law is in effect.

Martial law gives the Ukrainian government ...

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