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Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on November 6 the cancellation of the Ukrainian elections. His cancellation of the elections comes as more and more Western commentators highlight Zelensky’s dictatorial tendencies, which are again on display after cancelling the elections under the guise of needing to concentrate on the war with Russia, a conflict Ukraine has no chance of winning, which again, Western experts are also pointing out.
Presidential elections in Ukraine occur every five years, with the next one scheduled in March 2024 since Zelensky was sworn into office in May 2019, meaning that his five-year term will expire in the coming months. However, with the election approaching, it is evident that Zelensky has instead opted to preserve his dictatorial regime rather than risk losing an election that he will be forced to recognise because of pressure from Washington and Brussels to continue the illusion that Ukraine is a democracy.
“And finally, the waves of any politically divisive things must stop,” Zelensky said after announcing the cancellation of elections. “We must realise that now is the time of defence, the time of the battle that determines the fate of the state and people, not the time of manipulations, which only Russia expects from Ukraine. I believe that now is not the right time for elections.”
“And if we need to put an end to a political dispute and continue to work in unity, there are structures in the state that are capable of putting an end to it and giving society all the necessary answers so that there is no room left for conflicts and someone else’s game against Ukraine,” he added.
It is recalled that Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska said in September that she did not know whether Volodymyr would run for re-election in 2024. Zelenska also said at the time that the country’s ability to organise a free and fair election could factor into whether he would run for a second term.
“It will also depend whether our society would need him as a president, if he will feel that Ukrainian society will no longer wish him to be the president, he will probably not run,” the First Lady said at the time. “But I will support him whatever decision he takes.”
Zelensky, in his announcement, also noted the importance of refraining from grandiose celebrations and divisive political themes during wartime, recognising the suffering and losses faced by the Ukrainian defence forces. He called on all relevant government authorities and structures to work together to address current challenges, including civil authorities, military, legislators, and law enforcement agencies.
“I hope that all relevant structures and authorities will provide concrete solutions to the challenges our country faces today. This applies to civil authorities, the military element of the state, government officials, the Verkhovna Rada, the Security Service and other law enforcement agencies,” said the Ukrainian leader.
In the same announcement on the cancellation of the elections, Zelensky stressed “the need to channel all state resources, budget, attention, emotions and efforts” towards the victory of his country. Zelensky called for allocating budget resources to be prioritised towards defence aid over infrastructure works, stating that this is “the correct approach” to strengthening Ukraine.
Rather, Zelensky is using the war as an excuse to strengthen his power and the regime’s stranglehold over Ukraine. Zelensky’s dictatorial tendencies are beginning to be noticed in the West, with US retired lieutenant colonel Daniel Davis saying that the current situation in Kiev is akin to that just before the collapse of the German Nazi regime.
“During the last days of World War II, Hitler denied reality and kept repeating over and over again: “We will still win.” And now, unfortunately, no matter how unpleasant it would be for us to admit it, Zelensky is falling into the same state,” he said on his YouTube channel.
The expert observes that Zelensky insists that his country’s military has a good chance of triumphing against the Russian troops, yet there are no objective reasons to believe this. Although he makes the analogy with Hitler, he does not delve deeper beyond that.
Nonetheless, at the beginning of the month, Oleksii Arestovych, Zelensky’s adviser to the Office of the President of Ukraine, described the Ukrainian president as a “dictator” who has become “divorced from reality.”
Explaining deeper than Davis, Arestovych said,
“First, someone behaves like a dictator and, instead of following the normal path of accelerated development, chooses stagnation. Then someone breeds massive corruption. Then someone breeds hatred for any opinion different from their own.”
Arestovych’s statements were made before Zelensky announced the cancellation of the 2024 presidential election. It can be expected that with the announcement of the cancelling of the elections, the domestic political front in Ukraine will experience even more fractures.
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once again western meddling and chaos doctrine backfires and proves self defeating. now the puppet entrenched himself against the wishes of his puppet masters. bring the popcorn 🍿—- this will get good
huh well this is honestly a move that i can respect. why might you ask? well i find it a lot more respectable that the beast took the mask off and stopped pretending to be something that it is not. committing evil under the guise of goodness got real boring a long time ago. i’m glad that they’re not pretending anymore. at least in that part of the world.
the beast took the mask off since day one. they have dismantled all freedoms including freedom of speech, democratic institutions, freedom of press, ukrainian christian orthodox church since 2014. zelensky ramped it up by outright banning political opposition, consolidating power; and banning and murdering politicians and government officials that even questioned legitimacy of puppet junta regime.
you and i may be aware of that but there’s hordes of npcs out there who think democracy is real and that everything is fine so long as you get to vote between 1 controlled candidate and another.
i’d like to say that maybe the realization that zelensky is a dictator will break some of these “people’s” programming but i know better than that. the truth is that there’s no limit to the absurdity of double think and cognitive dissonance.
the anti-democratic draconian dismantling of ukraine has been in full effect for close to a decade. this is just the tip of the iceberg. but ironically, the lack of political process now impedes western control of presidency. this is why eu is now telling zelensky he can apply for eu membership in a year 😅😂🤣
it’s worth noting secret police still goes after any opposition voices, that also includes journalists and citizens. many are tortured and/or killed in gulags. neo nazis are a morbid, sadist, psychotic bunch. learn from this: its always better to go out fighting than get captured by neo nazis and get tortured.
the anti democratic dismantling also coincides with the de-industrialization and systemic looting & corruption of the country. they decimated the country utterly and completely.
is that why they’re called orcs? the morbid and sadistic tendencies? makes sense
no. the term orcs likely comes from the pentagon or mi6 to describe the russians to ukrainians because they keep needing to paint their targets as savages.
what’s the matter zelensky, afraid that when you are no longer president you will need to be drafted for the war you started? :d or (less likely choice) us has trouble finding an equally subservient puppet so they told him to cancel elections? in any case, past may 2024 zelensky will even officially become a dictator! i mean, ofc we all know he de facto is one already, but soon it will be certified. “ukraine” project is falling apart fast.
coming from russia, the joke is even bigger, the corrupt russian government that perpetuates itself in power at the expense of fake elections that they stage, arrest, kill, poison, release navalny? a russian with his balls in their seats
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“and if we need to put an end to a political dispute and continue to work in unity, there are structures in the state that are capable of putting an end to it”
i think he means the sbu