Ukrainian President’s Nominee Picks Up Support for Premiership
- Parliament speaker nominated ahead of Finance Minister Jaresko
- Lawmakers reconvene next week in Kiev to approve new premier
Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Volodymyr Hroisman, nominated by President Petro Poroshenko’s party to head a new government, received the backing of ex-premier Yulia Tymoshenko’s group as he seeks to form a new government capable of guiding the country out of a political tumult that’s halted the flow of international financial aid.
The Batkivshchyna party urged Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk to resign, one of its lawmakers, Andriy Kozhemyakin, told reporters in Kiev on Friday. Hroisman, who’ll present his governing program later in the day, prioritized restarting cooperation with the International Monetary Fund, saying Ukraine must “flawlessly” implement its $17.5 billion bailout, on hold since infighting consumed the government. A majority of lawmakers must approve his appointment, with the legislature set to reconvene Tuesday. Yatsenyuk, who must also step aside, said he’d “accept any decision.”