The President's Office is preparing for a large-scale government shakeup. As reported by MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak, a complete rotation of the Cabinet of Ministers, including a change of prime minister, may take place in the coming weeks.
The candidate to replace Denys Shmyhal is the current First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Yulia Svyridenko. If she is appointed Prime Minister, her seat at the Ministry of Economy will likely be taken by her First Deputy Oleksiy Sobolev.
Key permutations under consideration:
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Ihor Klymenko may become the Minister of Internal Affairs, but already in the status of Deputy Prime Minister for Security and Defense.
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The Ministry of Social Policy will be headed by Daryna Marchak instead of Oksana Zholnovych.
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The Ministry of Finance can be headed by either Denys Ulyutin (first deputy of Serhiy Marchenko) or People's Deputy Roksolana Pidlas.
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Konstantin Mar'evich will become a minister of the Cabinet of Ministers instead of Oleg Nemchinov.
Possible dismissals will affect:
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Oksen Lisovy (Ministry of Education),
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Viktor Lyashko (Ministry of Health),
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Natalia Kalmykova (Ministry of Veterans),
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Mykola Tochytskyi (Ministry of Culture),
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and the entire Ministry of National Unity, which, according to rumors, is planned to be liquidated or merged with another department.
The following remain unchanged for now:
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Mykhailo Fedorov (digital transformation),
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Rustem Umyerov (defense),
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Herman Galushchenko (power engineering),
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Olga Stefanishyna (European integration, although her portfolio may be handed over to Iryna Mudria),
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Svitlana Hrynchuk (environment),
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Andriy Sybiga (Ministry of Foreign Affairs),
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German Smetanin (industry),
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Vitaliy Koval (agricultural policy),
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Matvey Bidny (sports).
According to Zheleznyak, the personnel changes are aimed not so much at "changing course" as at restarting the executive vertical with an orientation towards "manageability" and control from Bankova. The main logic is to promote "their" first deputies, who are already integrated into the internal decision-making system.
It is currently unknown when the formal submission to the Verkhovna Rada will take place. However, given the public announcement and the gradual clearing of seats, the reshuffle could start as early as July.
