Have any western governments asked Ukraine to commit to a specific deadline where the elections would have to be held anyway?

Question

Volodymir Zelensky's presidential mandate has formally expired on May 19, but he remains the president and no new presidential elections were held. This is in accordance with the country's constitute and Ukrainian electoral law, which prohibit holding elections while the country is under martial law (see, e.g., here (in French).)

There are obvious reasons why at the moment this is probably the best for Ukraine, and the majority of Ukrainians would probably back Zelensky anyhow. I wonder however, whether there are any safeguards for preventing the Ukrainian president from becoming a dictator, if the war drags on for a another decade or two? Have any western governments asked Ukraine to commit to a specific deadline where the elections would have to be held anyway?

Answer 1

[Un]surprisingly, perhaps... WaPo reported last fall:

Despite Russia’s war in Ukraine and a nationwide state of martial law, some Western politicians are pushing the government in Kyiv to hold parliamentary and presidential elections — a prospect that has left many Ukrainian officials scratching their heads.

The proposal — initially floated by Tiny Kox, the Dutch head of the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly — was also pressed by Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.), during a visit to Kyiv last month with Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), which otherwise focused on solidifying U.S. assistance and bipartisan support for Ukraine.

But these are not official positions from Western governments. I think the answer to that more precise/narrow Q is just 'no' right now. Or at least back in Oct, when NYT wrote:

The Biden administration and European governments supporting Ukraine militarily have not weighed in publicly on an election.

FWTW, some Western analysts/commentators have also taken the opposite position.