After weeks of rallying behind Fedorov, protesters reject his call for wartime elections in Ukraine

Europe Politics Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:34:03 GMT Moderate confidence — 64/100

Mykhailo Fedorov’s call for wartime elections has been rejected by protesters who spent the past month campaigning for his return as defence minister.
The former minister’s video address on Tuesday evening marked an unexpected turn for a movement that had rallied behind him since Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed him in a wartime government reshuffle.
But leading organisers have opposed the idea of holding elections during the war and signalled an end to the daily demonstrations.

Mykhailo Fedorov’s call for wartime elections has been rejected by protesters who spent the past month campaigning for his return as defence minister.
The former minister’s video address on Tuesday evening marked an unexpected turn for a movement that had rallied behind him since Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed him in a wartime government reshuffle.
But leading organisers have opposed the idea of holding elections during the war and signalled an end to the daily demonstrations.

Sources: Euronews