Just making sure I understand resolution criteria: if Zelenskyy grows old and hands power to his son, that counts as YES? "Freely resigning" and "handing the presidency over" are certainly peaceful but may not be democratic...

@Boklam I didn't think of that one. I'd resolve NO for not being democratic. By "handing over to someone else" I was trying to anticipate handing over to his deputy, say, in circumstances which would not legally require an election.

@StanPinsent So if the local laws never require elections, and they just peacefully pass power from one person to another ad infinitum...? (Like China, for example...)

I'm guessing I'm being too pedantic here. I think what you really mean is something like... when Z. leaves office, you're going to decide whether it looks like it happened according to procedure, like it would in a Western democracy, and use your judgement. Is this about right?

@Boklam pretty much. It has to be an election or a non-shady resignation to count as peaceful democratic transition.