KIEV — Ukraine got a new government Thursday, but the debilitating political crisis is likely only taking a short breather before the next round of confusion.
Ukraine’s parliament easily approved Volodymyr Groysman, a close ally of President Petro Poroshenko, as prime minister — but the crucial votes needed to win a parliamentary majority came thanks to MPs and parties linked to the country’s oligarchs.
It only took a few minutes for signs of potential trouble to appear. After first approving Groysman and then his cabinet, it took three tries to get a parliamentary majority to express support for his new government’s program.
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Source: European Voice
