Yekhanurov, governor of the eastern Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, was appointed acting prime minister yesterday after Yushchenko sacked Prime Minister Yuliya Tymoshenko and her cabinet. National Security and Defense Council Secretary Petr Poroshenko also resigned. Tymoshenko and Poroschenko were allies of Yushchenko in last year's Orange Revolution.
Yekhanurov is expected to talk with members of the outgoing government and political party chiefs in his consultations to form a new government. He has said ensuring stability will be his top priority.
In announcing the sackings, Yushchenko said intergovernmental strife connected to allegations of corruption was interfering with the goals of his government. Yushchenko had promised to stamp out corruption seen as widespread under former President Leonid Kuchma.
(compiled from news agency reports)
See also: President Yushchenko Sacks Government In Growing Crisis
Yekhanurov is expected to talk with members of the outgoing government and political party chiefs in his consultations to form a new government. He has said ensuring stability will be his top priority.
In announcing the sackings, Yushchenko said intergovernmental strife connected to allegations of corruption was interfering with the goals of his government. Yushchenko had promised to stamp out corruption seen as widespread under former President Leonid Kuchma.
(compiled from news agency reports)
See also: President Yushchenko Sacks Government In Growing Crisis
