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Ukraine PM exits after just a year in office

Economist Yulia Svyrydenko was appointed prime minister of Ukraine a year ago, after a major corruption case that caused public anger. (Photo: Reuters)

Ukraine’s parliament has accepted ​the resignation of Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, who stepped down after just ​a year in office at ‌the request of President Volodymyr Zelensky, in a reshuffle for which he has offered little explanation.

The motion to accept the 40-year-old economist’s resignation passed in parliament, although some lawmakers expressed unease about such an abrupt change.

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