Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has dismissed the heads of Lviv and Zaporizhia Regional State Administrations, Borys Petrov and Vasyl Horbal, a source in parliament told Interfax-Ukraine on Tuesday.
"Zaporizhia Governor Borys Petrov and Lviv Governor Vasyl Horbal have been dismissed," a spokesman said.
According to him, the former vice prime minister for the agriculture industry Viktor Slauta may be appointed head of Zaporizhia Regional State Administration, whereas MP Petro Pysarchuk, who heads Lviv regional branch of the Regions Party, could become the governor of Lviv region.
The agency’s interlocutor stressed that the candidacy of Pysarchuk is only one of the possible options.
At the same time, Pysarchuk told reporters that he hasn’t heard about Horbal’s dismissal and his appointment as head of Lviv Regional State Administration. The MP said that no one talked to him about it.
Horbal was appointed head of Lviv Regional Administration in March 2010, and hasn’t yet given up his mandate as a deputy of the Verkhovna Rada.
