# Ukraine’s dismissed defence minister calls for wartime presidential election

https://mins.news/en/item/25552

- The Guardian, 2026-08-18 22:21 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/18/ukraines-dismissed-defence-minister-calls-for-wartime-presidential-election

> Ukraine’s recently dismissed former defence minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, has called for a presidential election during the war, mounting the most direct political challenge to Volodymyr Zelenskyy since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in 2022. Fedorov said Ukraine must restore a full democratic process despite the prolonged conflict. Elections have been suspended since martial law was imposed.

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