A new Ukrainian parliament dominated by lawmakers loyal to President Volodymyr Zelensky met for the first time Thursday as the comedian-turned-politician looks to quickly pass new laws and form a government.
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Agence France-Presse: New Ukraine parliament meets to push president’s agenda
A deputy reads a special edition of the newspaper "Dzerkalo Tyzhnia" dedicated to mothers of Ukrainian servicemen who died in the battle with Russia-backed separatists prior to the solemn opening and first sitting of the new parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, in Kyiv on Aug. 29, 2019. Ukraine's new parliament met for the first time on Aug. 29, dominated by the party of ex-comedian President Zelensky who has an unprecedented chance to fulfil his political ambition of "breaking the system".
