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| Ukraine crisis: President asks PM Yatsenyuk to resign | |
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| Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has asked the Prime Minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, to resign, saying he has lost the support of the ruling coalition. | |
| But Poroshenko said there would not be a snap election. | |
| Mr Yatsenyuk's government has been criticised over the slow pace of reform and faces allegations of corruption. | Mr Yatsenyuk's government has been criticised over the slow pace of reform and faces allegations of corruption. |
| Western governments have expressed concern over the resignation of reform-minded figures from the government. | Western governments have expressed concern over the resignation of reform-minded figures from the government. |
| "The cabinet has lost the coalition's trust," the president said in a statement. | |
| "To restore this trust, therapy is not enough. One should resort to surgical means," he added, saying it was "obvious" that there is demand for a "complete reset of the cabinet". | |
| The president said a new cabinet could be formed by the existing parliamentary coalition. | |
| Arseniy Yatsenyuk is due to address parliament, where he faces the threat of a vote of no confidence. | |
| Mr Poroshenko's party will vote to criticise Mr Yatsenyuk's performance as "unsatisfactory", its leader Yuriy Lutsenko told parliament. | |
| That move raises the possibility of a no-confidence vote taking place. | That move raises the possibility of a no-confidence vote taking place. |
| Ukraine teeters a few steps from chaos | Ukraine teeters a few steps from chaos |
| Ukraine country profile | Ukraine country profile |
| Mr Yatsenyuk's popularity has fallen, amid infighting and allegations of corruption. | Mr Yatsenyuk's popularity has fallen, amid infighting and allegations of corruption. |
| Economy Minister Aivaras Abromavicius - seen as a key reformer by the West - resigned earlier this month, claiming that huge quantities of money were being diverted away from the government. | Economy Minister Aivaras Abromavicius - seen as a key reformer by the West - resigned earlier this month, claiming that huge quantities of money were being diverted away from the government. |
| The International Monetary Fund has threatened to withhold aid money to Ukraine if it does not carry out reforms. | The International Monetary Fund has threatened to withhold aid money to Ukraine if it does not carry out reforms. |