Zelenskyy appoints new representative in Ukraine’s parliament
Pravda Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed Halyna Mykhailiuk as his representative in the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament).
Source: Presidential Decree No. 823/2023
Quote: “To appoint Halyna Mykhailiuk as the Representative of the President of Ukraine in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (with her consent).”
Background:
- On 7 December, President Zelenskyy dismissed his then-representative in the Verkhovna Rada, Fedir Venislavskyi, without explaining what the reason for this move was.
- The day before his firing, Venislavskyi said that Mariana Bezuhla’s involvement in the National Security, Defence and Intelligence Committee is a threat to national security. Bezuhla is a member of the Ukrainian parliament for President Zelenskyy’s Sluha Narodu (Servant of the People) party who has recently said that Ukraine’s military top brass should resign because Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi has failed to offer a plan for next year. Her comment caused a public outcry.
- Venislavskyi said he was dismissed because of his high level of involvement in military projects.
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