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Ukrinform: Holos party deprives Vakarchuk of his parliamentary mandate

By UkrInform.

Published June 26, 2020 at 4:32 pm

The leader of Golos Party Sviatoslav Vakarchuk speaks during the ceremonial opening and first session of the new parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, in Kyiv on Aug. 29, 2019. He stepped down as lawmaker in the Verkhovna Rada on June 11.

Photo by Oleg Petrasiuk

The Holos party has deprived Svyatoslav Vakarchuk of his parliamentary powers.

“Today, the congress of the Holos party deprived me of my parliamentary powers. I thank the congress delegates for respecting my decision. I remain an active member of the Holos party,” Vakarchuk posted on Facebook.