Rada dismisses Vereshchuk at second attempt
5 September 2024 13:36
At a meeting on 5 September, members of the Verkhovna Rada dismissed Iryna Vereshchuk from the post of Deputy Prime Minister – Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine at the second attempt. This was reported by "Komersant Ukrainian" with reference to MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak on Telegram.
Vereshchuk’s resignation was put to a vote in parliament yesterday, 4 September, but there were not enough votes to dismiss her – the decision was supported by 214 MPs.
Today, Vereshchuk gave a report to the Rada before her dismissal.
“The Rada has reconsidered and supported the dismissal of Iryna Vereshchuk from the post of Deputy Prime Minister – Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine,” Zheleznyak said.
Vereshchuk’s dismissal was supported by 255 MPs.
Afterwards, the head of the faction, David Arakhamia, said that Vereshchuk would move to the Office of the President of Ukraine (OP), where she will work as a specialised deputy head of the OP.
Iryna Vereshchuk herself confirmed her transfer to the position of deputy head of the Presidential Office yesterday.
“The President said that he needed me in the Presidential Office. Therefore, I am moving to the position of Deputy Head of the Prosecutor General’s Office. I serve the Ukrainian people!” wrote Vereshchuk.
It should be noted that on the evening of 4 September, the Verkhovna Rada received proposals to appoint new candidates to the Cabinet of Ministers at the suggestion of the Servant of the People parliamentary faction.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine received the following submissions on the proposal of the Servant of the People parliamentary faction, which acts as a coalition:
- Olha Stefanishyna as Vice Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine – Minister of Justice of Ukraine.
- Mykola Tochytskyi as Minister of Culture and Strategic Communications of Ukraine,
- Oleksiy Kuleba as Vice Prime Minister for the Restoration of Ukraine – Minister of Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine;
- Vitaliy Koval as Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine;
- Matviy Bidnyi as Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine;
- Svitlana Hrynchuk as Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine;
- Natalia Kalmykova as Minister of Veterans’ Affairs of Ukraine;
- Herman Smetanin as Minister for Strategic Industries of Ukraine;
- Mykola Tochytskyi as Minister of Culture and Strategic Communications of Ukraine.
It is worth noting that at a meeting on 4 September, members of the Verkhovna Rada applauded the resignation of Justice Minister Denys Malyuska.
According to the source of Kommersant Ukrayinsky
, the dismissed Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine Olha Stefanishyna may head the Ministry of Justice instead of Denys Malyuska.
Earlier, the Verkhovna Rada dismissed Minister for Strategic Industries Oleksandr Kamyshyn.
The information of Kommersant Ukrainskiy’s interlocutors about the dismissal of the Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Rostyslav Shurma was confirmed. On 3 September, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Rostyslav Shurma from his post.
The head of the Servant of the People parliamentary faction , David Arakhamia, announced a major Cabinet reset this week.
