Ukraine's president has announced plans to change the nation's legislation to make it possible to appoint foreigners to top government positions. This has been dubbed "unprecedented," and may indicate that the country is being governed "from outside," reports GHN based on RT.
"My idea is to change the laws in order to give the right to engage foreigners in state service, including government," President Petro Poroshenko said in his address to Parliament on Thursday. "Or to expand the list of people whom Ukraine's president may provide with Ukrainian citizenship in a speedy procedure," he added.
He stressed that those foreigners' willingness to accept Ukrainian citizenship in order to take the posts will "confirm" the "strong commitment of our potential partners and candidates."
Poroshenko also suggested appointing a foreigner as the head of the newly-created National Anti-corruption Bureau. He elaborated that foreigners would have a particular powerful "advantage," due to their "absence of links to the Ukrainian political elite."
"Nobody will be anybody's godfather or matchmaker," he said, referring to political nepotism.
Earlier, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenuk suggested the creation of a new position - deputy prime minister of European integration affairs. He proposed that a European leader be appointed to the post.
On Thursday, Yatsenyuk received approval from lawmakers to remain Ukraine's premier, while five Ukrainian parties formed the new ruling European Ukraine coalition during the first session of the new parliament.
