Zelenskyy says candidate for justice minister position has been found

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that a candidate for the post of Minister of Justice has been found and that he is awaiting a shortlist of candidates for the position of Minister of Energy.

Source: Zelenskyy in his evening address

Quote: "I spoke with Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ruslan Stefanchuk, representatives of the majority faction, and Prime Minister of Ukraine, Yuliia Svyrydenko. I expect the Ukrainian Parliament to remain fully functional.

There is already a candidate for the position of Minister of Justice. A clear vision is also needed regarding the future head of the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine – a strong person is required – and I asked the MPs, together with the Prime Minister, to determine a list of candidates."

Details: Zelenskyy also reported that on Saturday 29 November, he held meetings with Kyrylo Budanov, Head of Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, Defence Minister Denys Shmyhal, First Deputy Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov and Pavlo Palisa, Deputy Head of the President's Office.

"Each of these meetings concerned different aspects of our internal resilience, and, of course, the strength we possess that can facilitate the right negotiation," Zelenskyy said.

Background:

• On 19 November, after the exposure of corruption schemes in the energy sector, the Ukrainian Parliament voted to dismiss Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk. Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers appointed Artem Nekrasov as acting Minister of Energy.
• On the same day, the Ukrainian Parliament also voted to dismiss Justice Minister Herman Halushchenko. The Cabinet of Ministers appointed Liudmyla Suhak as acting Justice Minister.
• On 24 November, Zelenskyy stated that Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko, together with MPs from the majority faction, would agree on candidates for the positions of Minister of Energy and Minister of Justice.

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