{"id":371419,"date":"2026-08-19T16:00:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T15:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-is-a-former-zelenskyy-loyalist-calling-for-wartime-elections-in-ukraine-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T16:00:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T15:00:41","slug":"why-is-a-former-zelenskyy-loyalist-calling-for-wartime-elections-in-ukraine-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-is-a-former-zelenskyy-loyalist-calling-for-wartime-elections-in-ukraine-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is a former Zelenskyy loyalist calling for wartime elections in Ukraine? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/FnasBd52vVc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why is a former Zelenskyy loyalist calling for wartime elections in Ukraine? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FnasBd52vVc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A call for wartime elections by a popular former Defense Minister is being seen as a direct challenge to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Mykhailo Fedorov was dismissed by Zelenskyy last month amidst a power struggle with the then Army chief. Fedorov\u2019s call for elections during wartime complicates matters for Zelenskyy, whose tenure as President has been extended because Ukraine can\u2019t legally hold elections when its under martial law. So, what\u2019s behind Fedorov\u2019s call? And how will Russia react? Jared Reed asks analyst Orysia Lutsevych and DW Riga Bureau Chief Juri Rescheto. <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A call for wartime elections by a popular former Defense Minister is being seen as a direct challenge to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Mykhailo Fedorov was dismissed by Zelenskyy last month amidst a power struggle with the then Army chief. 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