Ukrainian Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk has resigned and the finance minister, foreign minister and the prosecutor general could also exit in a sweeping reshuffle this week, lawmakers from President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s party said on Tuesday, APA reports quoting Reuters.
Zelenskiy has put forward Deputy Prime Minister Denys Shmygal to replace Honcharuk, lawmaker Galyna Yanchenko told reporters after a party meeting ahead of a special parliamentary session convened by the president on Wednesday.
Honcharuk’s office declined comment and Finance Minister Oksana Markarova’s office did not respond to a request for comment.
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Ukraine’s government denied on Tuesday that Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk had asked a court to block parliament from discussing his resignation, after a statement from the court reported Honcharuk had done so, APA reports quoting Reuters.
A special parliament session convened by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy could lead to a wide-ranging reshuffle of the government on Wednesday. Honcharuk has previously denied a report that he has resigned.
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