Ukraine’s new president on Tuesday ordered the dissolution of the nation’s legislature and called a snap election in two months, hoping to ride the wave of his electoral success to get his supporters into parliament.
Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a 41-year-old comedian who won 73% of the vote last month, announced his intention to disband parliament in his inauguration speech Monday, saying that current lawmakers are focused on self-enrichment and lack public trust.
He quickly fulfilled the promise in Tuesday’s decree that set the parliamentary election for July 21.
The election to the Verkhovna Rada was originally scheduled for Oct. 27, a situation that would …read more
Source: Voice of America
