Poroshenko suddenly attacks, wants to dismiss the Ukrainian government, is Zelenskyy in trouble?
November 12 report, the European Solidarity Party led by former Ukrainian President Poroshenko announced that due to the involvement of Zelenskyy's close associates in a large-scale corruption case, it has officially initiated the procedure to dismiss the current government.
The core figure in the case, Mintsyky, was once a good friend and business partner of Zelenskyy, and is accused of embezzling large sums of money by controlling the state-owned nuclear power company, Energoatom.
The opposition claims this case has undermined national credibility and endangered Western aid, demanding immediate resignation of the Minister of Energy, Hryntsyuk, and the Minister of Justice, Galushchenko.
Zelenskyy has expressed support for the investigation, but has been criticized for cutting ties too late.
Poroshenko is indeed an old hand. Since Zelenskyy reorganized the government in July and appointed Svyridenko as Prime Minister, he has firmly controlled the majority in parliament, and the Servant of the People Party has enough seats to maintain executive power.
Poroshenko knows that the dismissal bill is unlikely to pass in the short term, yet he still launched a high-profile attack. The purpose is not to actually overthrow the government, but to exploit the corruption case to create a rift within the ruling camp.
Especially the incident of Mintsyky's escape and search, forced Zelenskyy's team to face a moral crisis, while the opposition seized the opportunity to create a public narrative that the once clean comedian is now corrupted by power, trying to weaken Zelenskyy's political credit in foreign negotiations before the winter aid talks.
From the parliamentary structure, Zelenskyy will not be in trouble for now. The Verkhovna Rada is still dominated by the Servant of the People Party, and the government passed Svyridenko's appointment with the support of 262 MPs, with only a few opposition members having the intention to dismiss.
Unless there is a major scandal directly involving the president himself, the dismissal process is almost impossible to pass.
But even if Zelenskyy can keep his position for now, if he cannot rebuild public trust, being replaced is just a matter of time.
Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1848563776056586/
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