Four candidates being considered for post of Ukraine's prime minister – source

Roman Romaniuk, Roman Petrenko - 12 July, 14:50

Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Serhii Koretskyi. Photo: President’s Office

No final decision has yet been made on who will become Ukraine's next prime minister, although four candidates are currently under consideration.

Source: an Ukrainska Pravda source in government; MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak on Telegram

Details: The source said that the following candidates are currently being considered for the post of prime minister:

Serhii Koretskyi, Chairman of the Executive Board of Naftogaz and Director of Ukrnafta
Denys Shmyhal, Minister of Energy
Mykhailo Fedorov, Minister of Defence
Ihor Terekhov, Mayor of Kharkiv

According to the source, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to hold meetings with the candidates on Sunday 12 July.

It later emerged that Zelenskyy had already met with Koretskyi. The president said he had received a report from him and discussed "the steps our country needs to strengthen Ukraine's resilience and deliver the expected results under our state's updated political strategy".

Background: Zelenskyy has announced the need for a reshuffle of Ukraine's government and said changes will also be made to the leadership of the country's law enforcement agencies.

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