# Poll: More than half of Ukrainians oppose Zelensky running for president again

https://mins.news/en/item/86416

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-05 12:32 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/more-than-half-of-ukrainians-say-zelensky-should-not-run-for-president-again-poll-says/

> A KIIS poll found that 53% of Ukrainians believe President Volodymyr Zelensky should not seek a second term, while 42% support his participation in the next presidential election. Seventy-one percent oppose holding a vote during wartime, and 45% say the country is heading in the wrong direction.

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