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Ukraine crisis: PM Yatsenyuk survives no-confidence vote Ukraine crisis: PM Yatsenyuk survives no-confidence vote
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Ukraine's parliament has rejected a no-confidence vote in Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk. Ukraine's Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has survived a parliamentary no-confidence vote, hours after the president asked him to step down.
The decision came moments after lawmakers voted the cabinet's work unsatisfactory. The prime minister has been criticised over the slow pace of reforms and faces allegations of corruption.
Earlier, President Petro Poroshenko had asked Mr Yatsenyuk to resign, saying that he had lost the support of the coalition. Earlier, President Petro Poroshenko said the PM had lost the support of the coalition and the country's trust.
Mr Yatsenyuk's government has been criticised over the economy and faces allegations of corruption. Mr Yatsenyuk's public support has eroded amid Ukraine's economic problems.
Some 194 out of 339 MPs voted in support of the no-confidence motion - at least 226 votes were needed for it to be passed. Ukraine teeters a few steps from chaos
In a speech earlier during a report that reviewed the government's performance in 2015, the prime minister said his cabinet had done all it could under difficult circumstances. Ukraine country profile
Mr Yatsenyuk came to power in 2014, after the massive protests that removed former pro-Russia President Viktor Yanukovych. The no-confidence motion required 226 votes to pass, but only 194 out of the 339 MPs supported it.
Mr Yatsenyuk promised to tackle corruption and implement economic reforms in the former Soviet state, but has become the focus of accusations of corruption, even though no concrete evidence has emerged. The decision came moments after lawmakers voted the cabinet's work in 2015 unsatisfactory.
In a passionate speech to parliament earlier, Mr Yatsenyuk said his government 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.
Troubles from start
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.
Only two weeks after Mr Yatsenyuk took up his post, Russia annexed Crimea and, soon after, a violent pro-Moscow insurgency raged in the industrial east.
Even though he is credited with helping negotiate a rescue package with Western countries, there has been growing public discontent with the lack of economic progress.
Recent opinion polls suggest that support for the prime minister's bloc is at 1%.
Mr Yatsenyuk has promised to tackle corruption, but has become the focus of similar accusations, although no concrete evidence has emerged.
He has also faced infighting, which culminated with Mr Poroshenko's call for his resignation on Tuesday. The president said "surgical means" were needed to restore trust.
Mr Poroshenko heads Ukraine's largest party, and Mr Yatsenyuk the next largest, and both are in the ruling coalition.
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.
Western governments have previously expressed concern over the resignation of reform-minded figures.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has threatened to withhold aid money to Ukraine if it does not carry out reforms.
Also on Tuesday, the country's controversial prosecutor general Viktor Shokin resigned, following a call from Mr Poroshenko for him to step down.