President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during joint press conference with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen on November 4, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during joint press conference with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen on November 4, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine.
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has an 81% approval rating, according to a Gallup poll.
  • But he's declared that Ukraine won't hold a wartime election.
  • An election in the near future would be disastrous for Ukraine's democracy, experts say.

On Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that he wouldn't support elections while Kyiv is at war.