Ukraine President Poroshenko Wants A New Prime Minister

Ukrainian Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko

Reuters: Ukraine's president sees finance minister as option to replace PM

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko sees Finance Minister Natalia Yaresko as possibly taking over as prime minister, his spokesman said on Monday, having repeatedly urged the government to resign saying that it had lost the trust of the people.

Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk's cabinet is on the brink of collapse despite surviving a no confidence vote in February, prolonging a political crisis that has stymied reforms and delayed disbursing new foreign loans in the war-ravaged economy.

Yaresko, a foreign-born former investment manager rather than a career politician, might be a popular choice with Western allies but might not have the political muscle to push through reforms any faster than Yatseniuk could.

Poroshenko, whose party is the biggest in parliament, will meet the heads of other parties on Monday to discuss a solution.

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WNU Editor: Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk's days are numbered .... the question is when.

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