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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. | 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. | 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. | 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 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. | 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. | 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. |
| Mr Poroshenko addressed parliament ahead of today's vote. He responded to critics who claim he himself is an obstacle to real change by saying his government would remain on a path towards greater European integration and continue to fight corruption. | |
| Mr Yatsenyuk's loss of parliamentary support led to him being asked by President Poroshenko to resign in February. Although he survived a vote of confidence, he remained unpopular in opinion polls. | |
| The International Monetary Fund has threatened to withhold aid money if Ukraine does not carry out reforms. | |
| The government in Kiev is signed up to an uneasy truce with pro-Russian rebels in two of Ukraine's eastern regions, with frequent ceasefire violations reported. | |
| Russia annexed the southern region of Crimea two years ago after a referendum on self-determination - a move condemned by the US and Europe. | |
| Ukraine's ambitions to join the EU also suffered a setback on 6 April when voters in the Netherlands rejected a landmark EU trade deal with the former Soviet state in a referendum. | |
| Although the referendum was not legally binding, the Dutch government has said the deal cannot now be ratified without further discussion. |