KIEV, Ukraine: Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday appointed pro-Western speaker Volodymyr Groysman as prime minister in a bid to end months of political gridlock and unlock vital aid to the war torn-state.
Lawmakers voted by 257 to 50 to approve the resignation of Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk—condemned by President Petro Poroshenko for losing the public’s trust—and select Groysman in the first cabinet overhaul since Ukraine’s 2014 pro-EU revolt.
“I understand my responsibilities,” the 38-year-old Groysman told deputies shortly before the vote.
He vowed to “ensure the permanence of our course toward European integration” and oversee a government “that does not tolerate corruption”.
Poroshenko himself called …read more
Source: The Manila Times
