Ukraine President Calls for Premier's Resignation to End Crisis
- Poroshenko seeks `complete government reboot' to boost reforms
- Top prosecutor also agrees to leave to help anti-graft efforts
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk.
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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called on the prime minister to resign and a government of technocrats to be formed in an effort to end political turmoil that’s jeopardizing the nation’s economic recovery and billions of dollars of foreign aid.
Poroshenko said he wanted to avoid early elections, urging a “complete government reboot” instead. Parliament registered a confidence motion against Premier Arseniy Yatsenyuk, who reported Tuesday on cabinet performance. While the president told lawmakers to act quickly in deciding Yatsenyuk’s fate, it’s unclear when the vote will take place.