Ukraine's sacked defence minister Fedorov calls for wartime presidential elections

France 24 reports that Ukraine's former defence minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, has called for wartime presidential elections, saying the nation faces a crisis of governance. Fedorov was dismissed last month, which sparked days of protests across the country. This marks the first time since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022 that a Ukrainian political figure has demanded such elections.

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