Ukraine's new parliament held its first session on Nov. 27 and was expected to move swiftly to confirm that Arseniy Yatsenyuk would remain prime minister as the war-torn and recession-plagued country races to unlock billions of dollars in fresh bailout funds from a $17 billion International Monetary Fund programme.
Financial Times: Ukraine’s pro-EU parliament sworn in
The parliament, or Rada, is stacked for the first time with MPs representing a two-thirds majority backing EU integration.
