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Mazal tov, Volodymyr Groysman

#1 Post by jarnon » Thu Apr 14, 2016 6:38 am

President Poroshenko of Ukraine appointed Volodymyr Groysman as the country's 16th Prime Minister, succeeding Arseniy Yatsenyuk. The Verkhovna Rada (parliament) confirmed the new PM, 257 to 50 (out of 450).

Groysman was the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada and a Poroshenko ally. With Yatsenyuk losing parliamentary and public support, the President endorsed Groysman early this year. After months discussions, Groysman got the backing of enough political parties to become PM.

Groysman is AFAIK the highest ranking Jewish government leader outside of Israel. I'm wishing him "mazal tov" in the sense of "good luck" rather than "congratulations"; PM of Ukraine is a thankless job.
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#2 Post by Bob Juch » Thu Apr 14, 2016 9:25 am

What's his position on Crimea?
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#3 Post by jarnon » Thu Apr 14, 2016 10:18 am

Bob Juch wrote:What's his position on Crimea?
He thinks the Russian annexation is illegal. If he didn't, he'd never get to be PM of Ukraine.
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#4 Post by SpacemanSpiff » Thu Apr 14, 2016 11:31 am

jarnon wrote:
Bob Juch wrote:What's his position on Crimea?
He thinks the Russian annexation is illegal. If he didn't, he'd never get to be PM of Ukraine.
Same issue here. If you aren't tough on Crimea, you won't get elected. :P
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#5 Post by jarnon » Mon Jul 02, 2018 10:41 am

Mazal tov to Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, 55, the first Jew and first woman elected mayor of the largest city in North America. She'll be the highest ranking Jewish female officeholder in the world (including Israel). Congratulations too to President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
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