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| Ukraine crisis: Poroshenko asks PM Yatsenyuk to resign | Ukraine crisis: Poroshenko asks PM Yatsenyuk to resign |
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| Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has asked Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk to resign, saying he has lost the support of the governing coalition. | Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has asked Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk to resign, saying he has lost the support of the governing coalition. |
| But Mr Poroshenko said that there would not be a snap election. | But Mr Poroshenko said that there would not be a snap election. |
| Mr Yatsenyuk's government has been criticised over the slow pace of reforms and faces allegations of corruption. | Mr Yatsenyuk's government has been criticised over the slow pace of reforms 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. |
| Demonstrators have gathered outside parliament in Kiev to protest against government policies. | Demonstrators have gathered outside parliament in Kiev to protest against government policies. |
| A former speaker of parliament and foreign minister, Mr Yatsenyuk was one of the main opposition leaders during the massive protests that removed former pro-Russia President Viktor Yanukovych in 2014. | A former speaker of parliament and foreign minister, Mr Yatsenyuk was one of the main opposition leaders during the massive protests that removed former pro-Russia President Viktor Yanukovych in 2014. |
| He came to power promising to tackle corruption and implement economic reforms, but has become the focus of accusations of corruption, even though no concrete evidence has emerged. | He came to power promising to tackle corruption and implement economic reforms, but has become the focus of accusations of corruption, even though no concrete evidence has emerged. |
| Ukraine teeters a few steps from chaos | Ukraine teeters a few steps from chaos |
| 'Surgical means' | 'Surgical means' |
| In a statement, Mr Poroshenko said it was "obvious" that there was demand for a "complete reset of the cabinet". | In a statement, Mr Poroshenko said it was "obvious" that there was demand for a "complete reset of the cabinet". |
| "The cabinet has lost the coalition's trust," he said. | "The cabinet has lost the coalition's trust," he said. |
| "To restore this trust, therapy is not enough. One should resort to surgical means," the president added, saying a new cabinet could be formed by the existing parliamentary coalition. | "To restore this trust, therapy is not enough. One should resort to surgical means," the president added, saying a new cabinet could be formed by the existing parliamentary coalition. |
| The president's intervention comes as opinion polls suggest growing public discontent with Mr Yatsenyuk's government. | |
| An eventual resignation still needs to be approved by parliament and observers say he has no obvious successor. | An eventual resignation still needs to be approved by parliament and observers say he has no obvious successor. |
| 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 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 from the government. |
| The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has threatened to withhold aid money to Ukraine if it does not carry out reforms. | The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has threatened to withhold aid money to Ukraine if it does not carry out reforms. |
| 'Reforms are only way forward' | 'Reforms are only way forward' |
| Shortly after the president's statement, Mr Yatsenyuk addressed parliament, but was not explicit on whether he would resign, saying he would accept whatever decision parliament made. | Shortly after the president's statement, Mr Yatsenyuk addressed parliament, but was not explicit on whether he would resign, saying he would accept whatever decision parliament made. |
| In a report to lawmakers that reviewed the government's performance in 2015 and its agenda for this year, he said his cabinet had done all it could under difficult circumstances. | In a report to lawmakers that reviewed the government's performance in 2015 and its agenda for this year, he said his cabinet had done all it could under difficult circumstances. |
| "We have built the foundations for a new country. Let's build a new Ukraine: do not stop. Reforms are the only way forward," he said. | "We have built the foundations for a new country. Let's build a new Ukraine: do not stop. Reforms are the only way forward," he said. |
| Parliament is now expected to vote on Mr Yatsenyuk's performance. | Parliament is now expected to vote on Mr Yatsenyuk's performance. |
| Mr Poroshenko's party will criticise the prime minister as being as "unsatisfactory", its leader Yuriy Lutsenko told parliament. That would raise the possibility of the no-confidence vote. | Mr Poroshenko's party will criticise the prime minister as being as "unsatisfactory", its leader Yuriy Lutsenko told parliament. That would raise the possibility of the no-confidence vote. |
| Mr Poroshenko also urged the country's controversial prosecutor general Viktor Shokin to step down. Unconfirmed reports in Ukrainian media suggest he has tendered his resignation. | Mr Poroshenko also urged the country's controversial prosecutor general Viktor Shokin to step down. Unconfirmed reports in Ukrainian media suggest he has tendered his resignation. |