PoliticsWhy is a former Zelenskyy loyalist calling for wartime elections in Ukraine?

Popular former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov’s call for elections during wartime is being viewed as a direct challenge to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Zelenskyy dismissed Fedorov last month amid a power struggle with the then Army chief. Ukraine cannot legally hold elections under martial law, so Zelenskyy’s presidential tenure has been extended.