title: Resilience of Ukraine Elections during Conflict (2014–2020)
abstract: This case study analyses how Ukraine maintained electoral continuity and integrity between 2014 and 2020 while facing unprecedented challenges caused by Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea and the armed conflict in Donetsk and Luhansk. Ukraine developed a series of adaptive mechanisms to protect election administration, ensure voter participation where possible and preserve the credibility of democratic processes despite crisis conditions. Despite significant progress, Ukraine continues to fac