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by ajam1507 153 days ago
Not holding elections during a war does not mean you aren't a democracy.
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Yes it does.
No, it doesn't.

Ukrainians have been repeatedly polled and the majority don't want to hold elections in wartime. That's democratic.

Holding an election while a foreign aggressor is occupying part of your territory and terrorising its population, enabling them to suppress and manipulate their votes: that's undemocratic.