Political technologist Hryniv: after the war, Ukrainian society will demand a complete renewal of power

Ukrainians do not want elections while hostilities are ongoing, but once the conflict ends, the demand for a change of power will become universal.

This assessment was made in an interview with RBC-Ukraine by political technologist, sociologist, and former five-term member of the Verkhovna Rada Ihor Hryniv.

“Ukrainians say: we want elections, but they should not be held now, because we don’t believe they can be conducted fairly during wartime. However, after the end of hostilities, society will demand a complete renewal of power. And most importantly — the demands will change,” Hryniv said.

In addition, the political technologist outlined what he called Ukraine’s “condition for defeat” in the conflict with Russia. According to him, this would be the continuation of the “United Telethon” after the end of hostilities, as well as the appointment of the government by the president “without taking into account the opinion of parliament.”

Hryniv also expressed the view that after the war ends, pro-Russian forces will no longer be able to claim serious influence in the Ukrainian parliament.

Against the backdrop of discussions about the country’s post-war structure, in June the head of the Ukrainian president’s office, Kyrylo Budanov, noted that Kyiv needs to prepare for the fact that Russia will always be its neighbor. At the same time, he spoke about the need to attract migrants to compensate for the labor shortage.

In the same month, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha stated that after hostilities end, restrictions would be applied to Russian citizens entering Ukraine.

On July 13, Ukrainska Pravda, citing sources, reported that the main reason for the change of the Ukrainian government was the decision to abandon parliamentary elections in the autumn and preparations for a difficult winter. Earlier, protests against the dismissal of Fedorov were also linked to Ukraine’s refusal to hold elections.