nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/2b873706a8e84af9 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 250210s2025||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/2b873706a8e84af9 doi eng 342 23 Vodiannikov, Oleksandr Author aut Ukraine’s Constitutional Order in Wartime - Elections, Continuity, and Legitimacy Vodiannikov, Oleksandr Verfassungsblog 2025-02-10 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Ukraine’s constitutional order is facing an unprecedented challenge due to Russia’s ongoing aggression. The war has forced the nation to navigate between maintaining democratic governance and ensuring national survival, all while operating under martial law. The looming expiration of presidential and parliamentary terms has sparked debates on legitimacy of the wartime governance. While wartime elections are neither feasible nor constitutionally required, legitimacy is upheld through constitutional provisions, political consensus, and international recognition. CC BY-SA 4.0 Constitutional continuity Constitutional legitimacy Elections in wartime Ukraine Ukraine elections (DE-588)4061496-7 gnd Ukraine Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/ukraines-constitution-in-wartime/ raw object