Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, and Prosecutor-General Viktor Shokin (file photo)
Radio Free Europe: Poroshenko Calls For PM, Prosecutor To Resign
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has asked Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and Prosecutor-General Viktor Shokin to resign "in order to restore trust in the government.”
The move on February 16 came shortly before Yatsenyuk was due to address parliament, where he faces the threat of a no-confidence vote.
Yatsenyuk’s coalition partners in Poroshenko’s party announced earlier that they would vote that the government's work has been “unsatisfactory.”
That has raised the likelihood of a vote of no confidence against Yatsenyuk and the collapse of his government, setting the stage for fresh coalition talks and possible early parliamentary elections.
Read more ....
WNU editor: What's my take .... these politicians are now so hated that if they face the electorate they will all be re-soundly defeated .... and deservedly so. All of these Ukrainian politicians know this, which is why Ukraine Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk will probably survive this no-confidence vote .... thereby enraging the public even more and laying the groundwork for more political battles in the future.
More News On Today's Political Crisis In Ukraine
Ukrainian president suggests PM should resign: statement -- Reuters
Ukraine's Poroshenko asks embattled PM Yatsenyuk to resign -- AFP
Ukraine crisis: Poroshenko asks PM Yatsenyuk to resign -- BBC
Ukraine’s president urges PM, prosecutor general to resign -- TASS
Ukraine's Poroshenko asks PM Yatsenyuk to resign -- DW
Ukraine's President Calls For Prime Minister's Resignation Amid Political Crisis -- IBTimes
Ukraine President Calls for Premier's Resignation to End Crisis -- Bloomberg
Ukraine's Political Crisis Worsens as Calls Grow to Oust Cabinet -- Bloomberg
Ukraine's political crisis deepens with call to oust ministers -- UPI
Ukrainian government hangs by thread as confidence vote looms -- Reuters
Ukraine in Political Crisis as Government Faces No-Confidence Vote -- ABC News
Ukraine's biggest party to ask for no confidence vote on Tuesday -- Reuters
Ukraine teeters a few steps from chaos -- BBC