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Ukraine MPs approve Volodymyr Groysman as new PM | Ukraine MPs approve Volodymyr Groysman as new PM |
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The Ukrainian parliament has approved speaker Volodymyr Groysman as new prime minister, after days of political uncertainty. | The Ukrainian parliament has approved speaker Volodymyr Groysman as new prime minister, after days of political uncertainty. |
MPs voted by 257 to 50 to approve Mr Groysman's appointment and accept the resignation of his predecessor Arseniy Yatsenyuk. | MPs voted by 257 to 50 to approve Mr Groysman's appointment and accept the resignation of his predecessor Arseniy Yatsenyuk. |
Mr Yatsenyuk announced he was stepping down on Sunday. | Mr Yatsenyuk announced he was stepping down on Sunday. |
His government had faced accusations of corruption and inability to implement reforms. | His government had faced accusations of corruption and inability to implement reforms. |
Mr Yatsenyuk had been in office since former pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych was ousted during huge demonstrations in February 2014. | |
The Western-backed reform programme of his government has stalled in recent weeks and several high-profile reformists have left the government. | |
Economy Minister Aivaras Abromavicius resigned more than two months ago after accusing the government of lacking commitment to end corruption. | |
Mr Groysman told parliament: "Together we will make Ukraine successful". | |
Mr Groysman, an ally of Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko, will now be under pressure to continue Ukraine's EU-backed reform programme, which has stalled in recent weeks, the BBC's Tom Burridge reports from Kiev. | |
Exactly two years since the war in the east of Ukraine began, the battle for political reform in Kiev has entered a new phase, our correspondent reports. |