: :inin Kyiv (EET)

Ukraine’s prime minister submits resignation, lawmakers say


KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Lawmakers in Ukraine said Tuesday the parliament is gearing up for a vote to accept the resignation of the nation’s prime minister.

Members of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s Servant of the People party that dominates the parliament said Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk has submitted his letter of resignation.

They said the party decided to accept Honcharuk’s resignation and replace him with Denys Shmygal in a vote scheduled for Wednesday.

There was no immediate comment from Zelenskiy or Honcharuk.

Shmygal, who was named deputy prime minister last month, had previously served as head of the regional administration in the western Ivano-Frankivsk region.

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Source:: KXAN

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