Ukraine's Rada votes for new culture minister's appointment - UNIAN

Photo credit: Oleksander Tkachenko's Facebook page

Tkachenko's nomination was backed by the Servant of the People faction at a meeting on June 1. Ukrainian lawmakers have voted for the appointment of Member of Parliament from the Servant of the People parliamentary faction Oleksandr Tkachenko as the country's new Culture and Information Policy Minister. Some 263 MPs voted for the decision, as UNIAN reported.

The Servant of the People faction on June 1 supported Tkachenko's nomination for the ministerial post. On June 3, Verkhovna Rada Chairman Dmytro Razumkov said Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal had submitted new nominations to Cabinet posts for approval by parliament. The Verkhovna Rada's Committee on Humanitarian and Information Policy recommended that lawmakers vote for Tkachenko's appointment.

UNIAN