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(Bloomberg) — Ukraine’s parliament approved the resignation of the country’s prime minister, who stepped down as part of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s surprise move to overhaul his government ahead of winter.
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Parliament decided by 258-1 on Tuesday to accept Yuliia Svyrydenko’s departure, triggering the formal resignation of the entire cabinet. There were five abstentions and 47 lawmakers not voting. Zelenskyy hasn’t yet named her successor.
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The Ukrainian president said Sunday on social media that he planned to replace her as part of a broader change in “political strategy,” stressing that preparations for winter were among the reasons for the leadership changes, as Ukraine’s power and heating infrastructure remain vulnerable to Russian ballistic-missile strikes and low supplies of interceptors.
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She’s likely to be replaced by either Sergii Koretskyi, chief executive officer of state-run energy company NJSC Naftogaz Ukrainy, or former Prime Minister and current Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal, according to people familiar with the matter, who declined to be identified because they’re not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.
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There has also been media speculation about several other high-profile leadership changes that could happen in the government.
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Svyrydenko, one of Zelenskyy’s staunchest public allies, had been in her role just shy of a year. Before that she served as economy minister and first deputy prime minister. She also was widely seen as enjoying the backing of Andriy Yermak, Zelenskyy’s former chief of staff.
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Yermak stepped down late last year amid a major corruption scandal involving several people from Zelenskyy’s inner circle.
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Svyrydenko’s tenure lacked major reforms, and she instead focused on social initiatives such as a one-time payment of 1,000 hryvnia ($22) to most Ukrainians to help households cope with winter.
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This is the second time Zelenskyy has replaced a prime minister and reshuffled his cabinet during the war. Last July, he asked Shmyhal to step down as prime minister.
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—With assistance from Volodymyr Verbianyi.
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