Ukraine’s parliament has approved President Petro Poroshenko’s nominee for prime minister, Volodymyr Groysman, after accepting Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s resignation.
Lawmakers voted on the new government Thursday. Groysman, a Poroshenko ally, had been the parliamentary speaker.
The 41-year-old Yatsenyuk announced Sunday that he was quitting in a bid to end the country’s political stalemate. The measure gives Ukraine a chance to adopt new electoral, constitutional and judicial reforms, and to move toward joining the European Union and NATO.
Yatsenyuk’s Cabinet survived a no confidence vote in February, but two parties left the governing coalition. He has been blamed for Ukraine’s worsening economy and the …read more
Source: Voice of America
