Ukraine set for new government after coalition backs Groysman for PM

[WorldNews]

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A coalition of Ukraine's two largest parties has agreed to back Volodymyr Groysman for prime minister and reshuffle the cabinet, lawmakers said on Wednesday, paving the way for the biggest shake-up since a 2014 uprising brought in a pro-Western leadership. Months of coalition infighting came to a head this week, after the resignation of Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk forced a government reboot that will likely see the departure of Western-backed reformists and tighten President Petro Poroshenko's grip on key policy areas. "The coalition has put forward Groysman as a candidate for prime minister and is making the corresponding proposal to the president," the deputy head of Poroshenko's BPP faction, Oleksiy Honcharenko, said in a post on Twitter.

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