Ukrainian parliament appoints Shmyhal as defence minister

The Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) appointed former prime minister Denys Shmyhal as minister of defence on 17 July.

Source: broadcast of the Verkhovna Rada session; MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak on Telegram

Details: A total of 267 MPs voted in favour of the appointment.

Denys Shmyhal in the Verkhovna Rada.

Photo: Zhelezniak on Telegram

Background:

• On 16 July, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy submitted a nomination to the Verkhovna Rada proposing former prime minister Denys Shmyhal as the new minister of defence.
• On 17 July, the Verkhovna Rada voted to appoint former deputy prime minister Yuliia Svyrydenko as prime minister with 262 votes in favour.
• The Ukrainian parliament also supported the appointment of 13 new ministers to the Cabinet of Ministers (Ukrainian government), with 253 votes in favour.

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