President’s adviser says Zelensky should go for a second term
Source: president’s adviser Mykhailo Podoliak
Mykhailo Podoliak, the adviser to the head of the President’s office, said that Volodymyr Zelensky should go for a second presidential term in order to complete work on many programs.
‘I am a supporter of the idea that resident Zelensky should definitely have a second term, because a lot of programs that have been launched must be completed. And it is not only about those related to the war, but also about the transformation of the state system,’ Podoliak said.
He added that it is about forming the land market, reducing bureaucracy, changing the law enforcement system and the system of attitudes to corruption, and eliminating the oligarchy.
‘Such global processes will mean the integration of Ukraine into a completely different political, economic, and security space,’ the adviser explained.
Podoliak emphasized that Zelensky himself will make the decision on a possible second term. Earlier, the adviser stated that elections in Ukraine are possible only after the end of the war.
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