Ukraine’s parliamentary speaker emerged Thursday as the front-runner to replace unpopular Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk, signaling a breakthrough in a political crisis that has lasted months.
Current and former members of the ruling coalition met to discuss nominating Volodymyr Groysman, 38, a former mayor and ally of President Petro Poroshenko, but stressed the appointment could only work if parties can agree on a new coalition deal.
Support for Yatseniuk’s Western-backed government has plunged since he took power after the 2013-14 Maidan protests, and his government has been hanging by a thread since three parties quit the coalition, the first in September.
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Source: Voice of America
