Military personnel won't be able to run for office due to uncertainty about their replacements, says MP regarding election challenges.

Ukrainian legislation does not specify what to do if a brigade commander or military unit leader is elected to local or national authorities during wartime. Additionally, it is necessary to consider how active members of the Defense Forces stationed at the front will vote. Regarding the potential election issues, people's deputy from the "Servant of the People" party, Bohdan Kytzak, expressed his views on the "News. Live" channel.

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Kytzak explained that the upcoming potential elections may face challenges concerning active military personnel. Firstly, they need to be provided with the opportunity to vote. Secondly, there is the question regarding commanders or particularly valuable soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to the deputy, a situation may arise where a hypothetical brigade commander wishes to run for office. On one hand, he has the right to do so. On the other hand, the legislation does not outline what to do if this person leaves the front upon being elected.

"What will happen, and who will be responsible for leading a particular brigade or unit? There are many questions for which, unfortunately, there are currently no answers," the deputy stated.

Furthermore, the politician commented on the overall possibility of conducting elections. In his view, there are no visible shifts on the battlefield that indicate the end of the war. He also noted that for the process to begin, there must be guarantees that Russia will not resume hostilities a few months after a conditional "ceasefire."

"We need the first and foremost point — guarantees that after the state of martial law is lifted or not extended, and the electoral process begins, Russia will not exploit this operational pause to gain a strategic advantage on the battlefield," Kytzak said.

It is worth noting that in the Ukrainian law on social and legal protection of military personnel, Article 5 states civil rights and freedoms. This article indicates that military personnel have the right to run for office and vote, but they cannot be members of political parties. It also describes what to do if such a person is elected to local authorities or as a people's deputy. However, the law does not address the situation of what to do during martial law.

We remind you that on February 16, people's deputy Petro Poroshenko announced when, according to his information, elections will take place in Ukraine. Meanwhile, the head of the "Servant of the People" faction, Davyd Arakhamia, explained how much time is needed for election preparation and why Poroshenko's date is not suitable.