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🇺🇦 Volodymyr Zelenskyy
President of Ukraine since May 20, 2019
How long has Volodymyr Zelenskyy been in office?
As of August 31, 2026, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been in office for 2,660 days as President of Ukraine, with no scheduled end date. There is no scheduled end date to count down to. Ukraine is classified as an electoral autocracy: elections are held, but they rarely change who is in charge.
2,660 days in office. No fixed end date has been scheduled yet.
How long do leaders of Ukraine usually stay in office?
Ukraine has had 7 leaders in the office we track since 1991. A completed tenure has averaged 1,671 days (about 4.6 years), and the longest was Leonid Kuchma at 3,841 days. Volodymyr Zelenskyy has served 2,660 days so far, 59% longer than that average. The previous officeholder, Petro Poroshenko, served 1,808 days. Ukraine is classified as an electoral autocracy.
Key facts
| Role | President of Ukraine |
|---|---|
| Political system | Electoral autocracy (Regimes of the World, 2025) |
| Party | Independent politician |
| Born | January 25, 1978 (age 48) |
| Took office | May 20, 2019 (aged 41) |
| Term ends | No fixed date |
| Officeholder no. | 7th President of Ukraine |
| Preceded by | Petro Poroshenko |
| Vs. average | 2,660 days served — 59% longer than the historical average of 1,671 days (so far) |
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