Cabinet Reshuffle: Five Ministers Resign, Dmytro Yarosh Appointed to Defense Ministry
Reznikov is officially a candidate for defense minister, and Iryna Gerashchenko for minister of reintegration of occupied territories.
Five ministers from the Cabinet of Ministers have resigned, and on November 3 the Verkhovna Rada will vote on their dismissal. The following day, parliament will hold a vote on new candidates for ministerial posts.
The appointment of former Right Sector party leader Dmytro Yarosh as adviser to Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhnyi has also stirred public attention.
What is known about the reappointment of ministers
The issue of personnel reshuffles in the government of Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has been raised by representatives of the Office of the President and the Cabinet since early summer.
The final decision on the candidates for departure was made at the very end of October.
Thus, resigning were Defense Minister Andrii Taran, Economy Minister Oleksii Liubchenko, Minister of Reintegration of Occupied Territories Oleksii Reznikov, Minister of Environmental Protection Roman Abramovskyi, and Deputy Prime Minister for Strategic Industries Oleh Uruskyi.
As reported by the Cabinet's representative in the Verkhovna Rada, Taras Melnychuk, the issue of the ministers' resignations will be resolved at the parliamentary session on October 3.
If parliament accepts the ministers' resignations, MPs will be able to vote on new candidates the very next day, October 4.
Thus, Oleksii Reznikov may be appointed defense minister, and for minister of reintegration of occupied territories, MP Iryna Gerashchenko from Servant of the People has been recommended by parliament.
The economy minister post may go to Yuliia Svyrydenko, head of the Office of the President's economic affairs group, and the ecology minister post to Ruslan Strelets. Uruskyi's seat in the Cabinet may be taken by Pavlo Riabykin, head of the State Customs Service.
Dmytro Yarosh to the Defense Ministry
Former MP and leader of the Right Sector party, as well as commander of the Ukrainian Volunteer Army, Dmytro Yarosh, was appointed on November 2 as adviser to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhnyi.
Dmytro Yarosh
adviser to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of UkraineBy order of Lieutenant General Valerii Zaluzhnyi, he has been appointed adviser to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Thank you for your trust! Together we will win! Ukraine above all!
Yarosh also posted on social media a photo of his adviser ID card.
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