MOSCOW, July 16. /TASS/. Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada (parliament) has appointed Sergey Koretsky as the country’s prime minister, according to a live airing of the hearing.
A total of 289 lawmakers supported the decision, which required 226 votes for approval.
On July 14, the Verkhovna Rada dismissed Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko. Today’s prime minister vote took place amid widespread protests across Ukraine, sparked by Kiev’s decision not to retain Mikhail Fyodorov as defense chief in the new cabinet.
The plan was for parliament to vote on cabinet members after appointing the new premier, but due to the protests, the Verkhovna Rada is facing difficulties in obtaining enough votes to appoint Interior Minister Igor Klimenko as defense minister.
A two-hour break in the parliamentary hearing was announced after the Koretsky vote to allow lawmakers to debate cabinet nominations.
