Overview

• Parliament approved Resolution No. 14031 with 308 votes, formalizing that local elections cannot be organized during Russian aggression and martial law.
• The document states that preparing and holding votes consistent with national law and European democratic standards is impossible under current conditions.
• Incumbent local councils and mayors will continue exercising their powers until newly elected bodies take office after lawful elections are held.
• Future decisions on local elections will be made under the Constitution of Ukraine and the Electoral Code once the war ends or martial law is canceled.
• Lawmakers appealed to international partners to support the continuity of local representative bodies and, in a separate step, passed a first-reading bill to tighten oversight of local acts and build a personnel reserve for district administration heads.