A number of Cabinet members are likely to retain their positions.
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Member of Parliament Yaroslav Zhelezniak has released a forecast regarding future personnel changes in the Ukrainian government following the resignation of Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko. According to him, a potential new head of government has already been identified, and a preliminary list of ministers who may keep their positions or head new departments has been formed.
Zhelezniak announced this on his Telegram channel.
According to the Member of Parliament, the most likely candidate for the position of Prime Minister is Serhiy Koretsky, CEO of NJSC “Naftogaz of Ukraine”.
“The Prime Minister is Serhiy Koretsky,” Zhelezniak wrote.
At the same time, according to his data, a number of Cabinet members are likely to retain their positions.
Who might remain in the government
According to the deputy, there are high chances for the following to continue their work in the Cabinet:
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Denys Shmyhal – First Vice Prime Minister – Minister of Energy;
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Tetyana Berezhna – Vice Prime Minister for Humanitarian Policy;
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Serhiy Marchenko – Minister of Finance;
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Viktor Liashko – Minister of Health;
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Matviy Bidnyi – Minister of Youth and Sports;
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Andriy Sybiha – Minister of Foreign Affairs;
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Denys Ulyutin – Minister of Social Policy;
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Nataliya Kalmykova – Minister for Veterans Affairs, although, as Zhelezniak clarified, her appointment is “not a certainty”.
Which ministries might be headed by new leaders
The MP also reported on a number of possible personnel reshuffles.
According to him, the dismissal of the Minister of Education and Science, Oksen Lisovyi, is being considered again in the government. He named Mykola Trofymenko as a probable candidate for his position.
In addition, changes may occur in the position of Vice Prime Minister for European Integration.
“They say that the dismissal of Taras Kachka is being prepared. Vsevolod Chentsov, who is Ukraine’s representative to the EU, will replace him,” Zhelezniak noted.
Government plans ministry reorganization
According to the deputy’s information, the so-called “mega-ministry of resources” may be divided into two separate departments.
The Ministry of Economy and Ecology, according to him, may be headed by Oleksiy Sobolev, and the Ministry of Agrarian Policy by Taras Vysotskyi.
A division of the Ministry of Development of Communities, Territories, and Infrastructure is also expected.
According to Zhelezniak, Oleksiy Kuleba will leave the government, after which a separate Ministry of Regional Development, which may be headed by Vitaliy Bezgin, and a Ministry of Infrastructure, whose head has not yet been determined, will be created.
Questions regarding the Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Internal Affairs, and Ministry of Digital Transformation remain open
The MP noted that the situation surrounding several key positions remains uncertain for now.
According to him, the Ministry of Digital Transformation was planned to be transferred to Valeriia Ionana, but this will depend on whether Mykhailo Fedorov remains in his current position as head of the Ministry of Defense.
Also, according to Zhelezniak, Ihor Klymenko currently remains the main candidate for the position of head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but his possible appointment as Minister of Defense is not ruled out.
In addition, the deputy reported that the Ministry of Justice may be headed by Denys Maslov.
At the same time, no official decisions regarding the new composition of the Cabinet of Ministers have been made yet, and the personnel changes announced by Yaroslav Zhelezniak are his information about the probable course of the future government reshuffling.
We remind you that the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Yulia Svyrydenko, will leave her post. Her resignation will automatically entail the dismissal of the entire Cabinet of Ministers and initiate the process of a complete government reset.
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