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Ukrainian parliament votes in Jewish prime minister

April 14, 2016 11:20
Volodymyr Groysman

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Josh Jackman,

Josh Jackman

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Ukraine has its first Jewish prime minister after the parliament gave its approval for speaker Volodymyr Groysman to take the post.

Mr Groysman, 38, was voted in by a margin of 257 to 50 after MPs formally accepted the resignation of former Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk.

The former leader announced on Sunday that he intended to step down after two years in office.

Speaking to the parliament in Kiev, Mr Groysman said: “Together we will make Ukraine successful.”

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