Tymoshenko wants "all the heroes of the Maidan" to be in govt

16:25, 24.02.2014 1 min read

Former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko insists on including "all the heroes of the Maidan" in Ukraine's new executive branch of government.

"I insist that the new government be composed of members of civil society … The Batkivschyna party and I personally will insist that all the heroes of Maidan be given a role in the executive branch," Tymoshenko said in a statement released by Batkivschyna, the party she heads.

"I have already put my proposals before the leaders of the opposition," she said.

"But since the Maidan activists have not yet stated their acceptance, I do not want to name them. They are people who immediately rose to the defense of the country, and who have made an unquestionable and obvious contribution to our victory. They are influential leaders of the Maidan, whom the entire country knows and will support," Tymoshenko said.