# Ukraine’s ex-prime minister calls Zelensky’s truce-for-election remarks unserious

https://mins.news/en/item/97012

- TASS, 2026-10-12 19:55 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2201135

> Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Nikolay Azarov criticized Vladimir Zelensky’s claim that Ukraine needs a 60-day truce to hold elections, calling it a pretext to avoid action toward re-election. Azarov said electoral law requires 90 days and accused the regime of terrorism, deceit, corruption and provocations.

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