00:00Would President Zelensky still win if Ukraine held elections today?
00:03Despite the war and martial law,
00:05Zelensky says he's ready to hold elections within 90 days,
00:09if the West helps secure them.
00:11This comes after Donald Trump accused Ukraine of avoiding elections
00:14by using the war as an excuse.
00:16Zelensky fired back.
00:18I have the will and readiness.
00:20But by law, elections aren't allowed during wartime.
00:23So now, Ukraine's parliament is working to change that.
00:27But here's the big question.
00:29Would Zelensky win again?
00:30Back in 2019, he crushed the vote with 73%.
00:33Today?
00:35He'd get just over 20%.
00:36Yet, he's still the frontrunner.
00:39His closest rival?
00:41Not a politician, but General Valery Zaluznyi,
00:44the war hero who defended Kiev and led counterattacks.
00:48He has 19% support, but says he won't run during the war.
00:51A distant third?
00:52Spy Chief Kirillobudanov, with just 5% and no political ambition.
00:57And what do Ukrainians want?
00:59A vote after the war ends.
01:01Only 12% support elections now.
01:03Zelensky says ending the war, not re-election, is his true goal.
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