Groysman more likely to be elected premier than Jaresko

14:17, 21.03.2016 1 min read

Ukraine's incumbent parliament speaker Volodymyr Groysman is more likely to be elected as prime minister than Minister of Finance Natalie Jaresko, according to MP from the Bloc of Petro Poroshenko faction Svitlana Zalischuk.

"The probability of electing Groysman as prime minister is higher than Jaresko today," the deputy told journalists in Kyiv.

The MP added that she personally would support the candidature of Jaresko for the post of prime minister, "as she is most distanced from all the political forces, financial political groups that would make it possible to obtain better decisions in parliament."

Zalischuk also noted that 95% of people's deputies cannot predict how talks on the coalition would develop as they are held behind closed doors.

"A group of seven MPs is known, who participate in the debate, while the majority of MPs are not involved in the negotiations," she said.