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Ukrainian PM submits resignation letter
2020-01-18
[THEBAGHDADPOST] Ukrainian Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk on Friday issued his resignation following a leaked audio recording of him reportedly criticizing President Volodymyr Zelensky's understanding of the economy, Xinhua reported.
Volofymyr Zalensky was by profession a Jewish comedian and television writer-producer-actor before being elected president of the country, which understandably could lead to certain assumptions. But before all that that he got a degree in law from the economics institute where his father taught what I think we would call computer engineering, while his mother is some other kind of engineer. One can imagine the dinner table conversations he heard growing up.
"I took office to implement the president's program. I see him as a model of transparency and decency. However,
death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate...
 to remove any doubts in our respect for and trust in the president, I have written a resignation letter and submitted it to the president with the right to hand it to the Parliament," Honcharuk wrote Friday morning on his official Facebook page.

The presidential office confirmed on Facebook that Zelensky had received the resignation and would consider it.

On Wednesday evening an audiotape was uploaded to social media in which a voice sounding like Honcharuk was reportedly heard discussing the national budget with some other government ministers and bigwigs from the national bank.

According to local media, Honcharuk was reportedly heard saying that Zelensky has a very "primitive" understanding of economics.

If Honcharuk's resignation is approved, all cabinet members will have to leave their posts, according to Ukrainian law.

Honcharuk, 35, took the position of the prime minister of Ukraine on Aug. 29, 2019, following Zelensky's nomination.
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Posted by:Fred

#2  "primitive" understanding of economics.
Thinks supply and demand are important?
Posted by: Glenmore   2020-01-18 09:56  

#1  WSJ via MSN: Ukraine's Leader Rejects Premier's Resignation Over Leaked Audio
Posted by: Frank G   2020-01-18 08:10  

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