Ukrainian parliament appoints new PM
15:38, 17 July 2025
The Verkhovna Rada appointed on Thursday Yulia Svyrydenko as the new Prime Minister of Ukraine following the resignation of Denys Shmyhal, Kazinform News Agency reports citing Ukrainian National News.
Earlier this week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposed first deputy prime minister Yulia Svyrydenko as new Prime Minister in a cabinet shake-up.
According to UNN, 262 people's deputies voted for Svyrydenko's appointment.
As was reported, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal on Tuesday submitted his resignation following reports of his impending replacement.
