The Ukrainian president said that now "is a time for battle" and that holding presidential elections in such circumstances was not appropriate.
    • lidstah@lemmy.sdf.org
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      1 year ago
      • France, 1914-1918 war: no elections
      • UK, 1939-1945: No general elections were held during the Second World War until Allied victory was assured via acts of Parliament; hence the 1935 House sat until 1945. (per Wikipedia)

      Shall I continue?

    • awnery@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      ww2, in Western Europe, who didn’t pause elections? I don’t know the answer fully, but it wasn’t England. and France was kinda fucked and split in two.