The Ukrainian parliament is scheduled to vote on the dismissal of Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal's government in a vote on July 16, a lawmaker and a source in the parliament told the Kyiv Independent.
A vote on the new cabinet is expected the following day, according to a schedule presented by President Volodymyr Zelensky's Servant of the People party, said Yaroslav Yurchyshyn, a lawmaker for the opposition Holos party and head of the committee on freedom of speech.
The voting will formalize the reshuffle initiated by Zelensky on July 14 when he nominated Yuliia Svyrydenko, the first deputy prime minister and economy minister, to lead the government.
"I have proposed that Yuliia Svyrydenko lead the Government of Ukraine and significantly renew its work," Zelensky said at the time, without providing further reasoning behind the decision.
Zelensky has signaled that Shmyhal, who has served as prime minister since 2020, might be appointed the new defense minister. Zelensky also named Rustem Umerov, who currently heads the Defense Ministry, as a potential candidate for the ambassadorship to the U.S.
The president met with Svyrydenko and Deputy Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov on July 15 and outlined the new government's tasks for the next six months.
"The key priorities are: increasing domestic weapons production in Ukraine, fully contracting the required volumes of all types of drones for Ukraine’s Defense Forces, carrying out substantial deregulation and unlocking our country’s internal economic potential, and ensuring full implementation of social support programs for our people," he said on X.
The composition of the new government has not been disclosed.
For Svyrydenko to become the next prime minister, Shmyhal must formally submit his resignation to parliament, which is then obligated to vote on the issue.
If the parliament supports Shmyhal's resignation, the government resigns, and lawmakers have up to 30 days to vote on the next prime minister.
Zelensky's Servant of the People party controls the majority of seats, at least 231 out of 450, and is expected to support the president's decision swiftly.
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