Volodymyr Zelensky made a submission to the Verkhovna Rada on the dismissal of two ministers and the Head of the Security Service of Ukraine.
In particular, the head of state is seeking to release Pavlo Klimkin from the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs, Stepan Poltorak – from the post of Minister of Defense, Vasyl Hrytsak – from the post of Head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU).
The Ukrainian leader insists on urgent consideration of these issues by the Parliament, the presidential press service reports.
In addition, files are being drafted in the Presidential Administration as regards the dismissal of Yuriy Lutsenko from the post of Prosecutor General.
At his swearing-in ceremony, Volodymyr Zelensky announced the dissolution of the Verkhovna Rada and stressed the need for early parliamentary elections. He urged the parliament to abolish the deputies’ immunity and dismiss the head of the Ukrainian Security Service, the prosecutor general, and the defense minister within two months. A day later, he signed a decree on early termination of the powers of the Verkhovna Rada and set a date for snap elections (July, 21). In response, Ukrainian MPs failed to include in the agenda of the Verkhovna Rada extraordinary meeting a bill on amending the law on parliamentary elections.
The 2019 Ukrainian presidential election was held on 31 March and 21 April in a two-round system. Zelensky, who had previously had no political experience, won a landslide victory, gaining over 70% of the vote.
‘President is a servant of the people,’ Zelensky, who plays the role of president in the eponymous TV series, repeatedly said in the course of his election campaign. His plans are serious: an uncompromising fight against corruption, numerous benefits for business and no privileges for the president, deputies and judges — their immunity will be lifted. The ideological basis of the program is democracy and the full accountability of the authorities.
belsat.eu, following president.gov.ua
