Oleksiy Honcharuk to be proposed for PM by Ukraine Prez Zelensky -report

Oleksiy Honcharuk is likely to be proposed for Prime Ministership by the Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to AFP news agency.

Zelensky appointed Oleksiy Honcharuk as the Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration in May this year.

Honcharukis an experienced lawyer, master of public administration. He has a Ph.D. degree in law as well.

He is considered as one of the leading experts in the field of investment in housing construction in Ukraine. In the past, he was the managing partner of the law firm Constructive Lawyers, and also an advisor to the former minister of ecology and natural resources.

#BREAKING Ukraine President Zelensky to propose lawyer Goncharuk for PM: official pic.twitter.com/WwAZivGrcz

— AFP news agency (@AFP) August 29, 2019

According to the Constitution, the ruling majority has to agree to the nominee with the president before the voting. Ukrainian online newspaper Ukrainska Pravda said earlier on Tuesday, citing sources, that Zelenskiy supported Honcharuk.

 Zelenskiy, a television sitcom star who was elected in a landslide in May, called for the early parliamentary election last month to replace a parliament dominated by loyalists of his predecessor.