In a material dated May 16, The Economist decided to analyze will the current president of Ukraine, V. Zelensky, be legitimate in office after the end of his five-year term on May 20, 2024, cyprus-daily.news reported.
The article states that the key provision in the current determination of the legitimacy of the President of Ukraine is Article 108 of the Constitution, according to which "the President… exercise the powers until the inauguration of the newly elected president".
The authors of the publication note that Zelensky will remain in power as long as martial law is in effect and that there is neither a political nor a legal crisis in Ukraine today.
The Economist notes that Ukraine's Constitution was drafted with a possible Russian invasion in mind, and the MPs who were part of the constitutional commission were dissidents hardened by the Soviet Gulag. They understood very well that Russia would attack Ukraine. And that time has come.
As the publication notes, today there is a consensus in Ukrainian society regarding the legality of Zelensky's presidency. The Ukrainian people understand that the elections for the president of Ukraine should be held only after the end of the Russian aggression.