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Ukrainian Emergencies Minister Viktor Baloha has submitted his resignation as emergencies minister due to being elected an MP. 

Baloha’s resignation addressed to Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has been posted on his page on Facebook.

The resignation is dated November 13.

Under the law, persons that were elected MPs, in order to get parliamentary mandates, should submit documents on the dismissal from their previous job to the Central Election Commission within 20 days (by December 3).