Ukraine's parliament votes in favor of accepting PM’s resignation

Ukraine's parliament has voted overwhelmingly in favor of accepting the resignation of Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharu.

353 members of the Verkhovna Rada voted to accept Honcharuk's resignation on March 4, with 49 abstentions. Nine lawmakers did not vote.

Ukrainian President Vladimer Zelensky has proposed that Deputy Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal be appointed as the country’s acting Prime Minister.