The Ukrainian Parliament chooses Yulia Sviridenko as new prime minister

Chijioke Obinna

The Ukrainian Parliament chooses Yulia Sviridenko as new prime minister

The Ukrainian Parliament has appointed Yulia Sviridenko as new prime ministerthus becoming the second woman to occupy this position since the independence of the country of the USSR. He currently held the position of Vice Prime Minister and was the head of the Economics portfolio. This appointment is part of the remodeling of the cabinet announced by the president of the country, Volodimir Zelenski.

Sviridenko substituted Denis Shmigal, who has held the Prime Minister for a longer time from Independence and that everything indicates that he will take care of the work of the Defense head, after Zelenski has proposed his candidacy based on his “vast experience.”

With this measure, Zelenski ends with the rumors and confirms his idea of remodeling his government with the intention of Strengthen the country’s economic potential, the national arms industry and expand social programs.

Chijioke Obinna

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