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Katerynchuk: Postponement of local elections is possible only for the purpose of holding elections in ORDLO.

14/07/2020 13:11

There will be no abortion of local elections, only their postponement is possible in order to cover the territories of ORDLO, Mykola Katerynchuk said on Politeka Online.

“If we are still in the Minsk process, then in October we should hold local elections in ORDLO as well. And if it does not seem possible to do so on October 25, then local elections can be postponed until spring to succeed in the peace process. But it is necessary to understand whether it is possible to make changes to the Minsk agreements: to implement first the security component (return of the border under the control of Ukraine, withdrawal of weapons), and then the political one. If there are such prospects, the president may propose to postpone the local elections until spring. Because if the local elections in ORDLO do not take place at all, it will indicate the first defeat of the peace plan of the president.
If the elections take place on October 25, I would advise the president to call an all-Ukrainian referendum on the same day, in which people would evaluate Zelensky’s peace plan and determine their attitude to his possible unpopular steps. Politically, Zelensky should, as a result of the referendum, receive a mandate from the people either to withdraw from the Minsk agreements, or to extend them, or to find a new format. Without legitimizing his peace plan in society, it will be difficult for the president to move forward. And we need to move, because such a situation, which we have, cannot last forever”, said Mykola Katerynchuk.

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