Ukraine’s parliament has endorsed parliamentary speaker Volodymyr Groysman to replace Arseniy Yatsenyuk as the country’s Prime Minister.
Yatsenyuk, who rose to prominence during the pro-Western Euromaidan protest movement, faced a difficult time in government as he was dogged by allegations of ineffectiveness in the way of much needed reform of Ukraine’s state services. Over the last six months pressure on him has intensified immensely he appeared at odds with President Petro Poroshenko .
A botched vote of no confidence in parliament earlier this year appeared to secure his spot but after being abandoned by three coalition partners, Yatsenyuk …read more
Source: Newsweek
