Ukraine very ‘volatile’ after PM resignation: Council of Europe

The Council of Europe has called on Ukraine to establish a new government as the country has become “very volatile” since the resignation of Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk.

Yatsenyuk tendered his resignation on Sunday, opening the way for the formation of a new and more stable government in the country that is facing an economic crisis as well as a conflict in its eastern areas.

"The situation in Ukraine is now very volatile. It is urgent that they establish a new government and even more urgent that they speed up the reform process,” Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjorn Jagland said on Monday.

The Norwegian politician also noted that reforms of the judiciary system and decentralization were essential in rebuilding public trust in Ukraine.

"A new government will have to take this on in a much more impressive way than has been the case until now," Jagland added.

The resignation came two months after Yatsenyuk’s government almost narrowly dodged a no-confidence vote, which provoked various political parties to leave the ruling parliamentary coalition.

On February 16, the motion got 194 votes in the Ukrainian parliament, Verkhovna Rada, falling short of the 226 votes required to oust the prime minister.

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