Hacked state registers make elections hardly possible for at least 6 months – reports
Source: Espreso TV
Elections in Ukraine are highly unlikely for at least the next six months due to compromised state registers, according to Olga Len, an PR expert
In her interview with Espreso TV, Len commented on Russian president Vladimir Putin’s latest statement where he ruled out talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy, labeling him “illegitimate.”
“If Russia genuinely wanted elections in Ukraine, they probably wouldn’t have attacked our registers. The extensive breach of legal documents and databases makes it impossible to hold elections in the next three months, as recovery will take at least two months. Trust in these registers has been eroded, and no one knows what’s actually happened within them. Over the next six months, elections are simply not feasible,” Len emphasized.
She argued that elections under such circumstances would lack both trust and internal legitimacy, given the uncertain state of the registers. Len also questioned the viability of a manual re-registration of citizens.
“Ukrainian politicians may have this idea of holding elections via the Diia platform or using electronic voting. However, following these breaches, trust in such systems has significantly diminished. It will take some time to get it fixed,” said Len.
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