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Second Azarov Government

15th Cabinet of Ukraine (since 1990)
Date formedDecember 24, 2012
Date dissolvedJanuary 28, 2014
People and organisations
Head of stateViktor Yanukovych
Head of governmentMykola Azarov
Deputy head of governmentSerhiy Arbuzov
No. of ministers23
Member partyParty of Regions
Ukraine – Forward!
Status in legislatureMajority
Opposition partyBatkivshchyna
UDAR
Svoboda
Opposition leaderArseniy Yatsenyuk
Vitaliy Klychko
Oleh Tyahnybok
History
PredecessorFirst Azarov government
SuccessorFirst Yatsenyuk government

Template:Politics of Ukraine (small) The second Azarov government (Ukrainian: Другий уряд Миколи Азарова Druhyi uryad Mykoly Azarova) was Ukraine's government from December 24, 2012 to January 28, 2014.[1] It was dissolved during the Euromaidan protests.[2] The ministers (except Prime Minister Mykola Azarov who was replaced by Deputy Prime Minister Serhiy Arbuzov (ex officio)[3]) continued shortly as a caretaker government.[3][4] On 27 February 2014 Ukraine's parliament approved a resolution to dismiss the government.[5]

Creation

On 3 December 2012, the first Azarov government became a caretaker government after Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovich accepted the resignation of prime minister Mykola Azarov and his government following the 28 October 2012 parliamentary election.[6] A number of government members, including Prime Minister Azarov, were elected to parliament in that election.[6] In order to get these parliamentary mandates, they were obliged to submit documents on the dismissal from their previous job to the Central Election Commission within 20 days after the election (by 3 December).[7]

On 9 December 2012, Yanukovych nominated Azarov for a new term as prime minister.[8] This nomination was approved by parliament on 13 December 2012.[9] According to Svoboda, that voted absolutely against Azarov, his appointment is illegal at least due to such technicality in the law of Ukraine which requires the president of Ukraine to be physically present in the session hall of parliament during his candidacy approval by Verkhovna Rada.[10] The People's Deputy of Ukraine from the parliamentary faction UDAR, Iryna Herashchenko, stated that the all political appointments that took place that day are a "political bribe" of the party of power (Party of Regions) to the Communist Party of Ukraine.[10] On 4 December 2012, nine days before appointment of Azarov, a people's deputy of Ukraine from Communist Party of Ukraine Spiridon Kilinkarov insisted at the political talk show Syohodni. Pro holovne on the Ukrainian television channel TVi that communists absolutely will not vote for any candidates to the prime minister of Ukraine from Party of Regions.[11] On 13 December, absolutely all members of the Communist Party of Ukraine voted as one for the candidacy of Mykola Azarov as the Prime Minister of Ukraine.

On 24 December 2012, the second Azarov government was appointed by president Yanukovych (Presidential Ukase #726/2012[12]).[1] The coalition of Party of Regions and Ukraine – Forward! as it is now in the government was foreseen and mentioned by the Ukrainian television studio Kvartal 95 in October 2012 in one of their episodes of Evening quarter.[13]

According to Anders Åslund, the government faced three big tasks: to govern, to break Ukraine’s foreign isolation and to salvage the country from a vulnerable financial situation.[14] In December 2012, he observed "little reason to believe that it can solve any of these three tasks".[14]

Communist Party faction leader Petro Symonenko stated on 28 December 2012 that the Communist Party of Ukraine and the Party of Regions had not concluded any agreements concerning the Communist support of Mykola Azarov's candidacy for the post of Prime Minister but that his party had supported this nomination because Azarov had told them his government was ready to implement the program on Ukraine's accession to the Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia.[15] Symonenko added that should Azarov fail to fulfill the promise of Ukraine's joining this customs union, the Communists would initiate his resignation.[15]

Parliamentary voting

Yes No Abstained Did not vote Total
252 129 0 20 401
Faction Number of members Yes No Abstained Did not vote Absent
Party of Regions 210 208 0 0 0 2
Batkivshchyna – United Opposition 99 0 51 0 16 32
UDAR 42 0 38 0 3 1
Svoboda 37 0 37 0 0 0
Communist Party of Ukraine 32 32 0 0 0 0
Not affiliated 24 12 3 0 1 8

Vote of no confidence

In 2013 the government managed twice to survive the vote of no confidence from the Ukrainian parliament until finally the president of Ukraine accepted the resignation of prime minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov earlier in 2014.

The first time the parliament voted on April 19, 2013.[16]

Yes No Abstained Did not vote Total
190 91 2 79 362
Faction Number of members Yes No Abstained Did not vote Absent
Party of Regions 207 0 91 2 74 40
Batkivshchyna – United Opposition 95 88 0 0 0 7
UDAR 42 35 0 0 0 7
Svoboda 36 36 0 0 0 0
Communist Party of Ukraine 32 21 0 0 1 10
Not affiliated 32 10 0 0 4 18

The second time the parliament voted on December 3, 2013.[17]

Yes No Abstained Did not vote Total
186 5 12 135 338
Faction Number of members Yes No Abstained Did not vote Absent
Party of Regions 205 1 5 12 100 87
Batkivshchyna – United Opposition 90 90 0 0 0 0
UDAR 42 42 0 0 0 0
Svoboda 36 36 0 0 0 0
Communist Party of Ukraine 31 0 0 0 31 0
Not affiliated 38 17 0 0 4 17

Fall and temporary continuation as caretaker cabinet

After weeks of Euromaidan protests, and clashes, during which civilians were killed[nb 1], Prime Minister Azarov offered his letter of resignation on 28 January 2014.[19] According to his cabinet, Azarov was quoted saying that "In order to create additional opportunities for socio-political compromise, for the sake of the peaceful settlement of the conflict, I have made a personal decision to ask the Ukrainian president to accept my resignation from the post of Ukrainian prime minister,"[20] Under the Ukrainian constitution this meant the whole government had resigned.[3] The President subsequently accepted the resignation and signed a decree dismissing the cabinet, which decree would not take effect until the Verhovna Rada approved a new Cabinet. Hence the second Azarov government continued as a caretaker government.[3] Prime Minister Azarov was replaced by deputy prime minister Serhiy Arbuzov.[3] But under Ukrainian law the cabinet could only be able to implement its duties for no more than 60 days.[4]

The compromise deal of February 21, 2014 between president Yanukovych and the opposition to end the February 2014 Euromaidan riots stipulated that a new national unity government was to be formed within ten days.[21] On 27 February 2014 Ukraine's parliament approved a resolution to dismiss the government.[5] They immediately followed it by the appointment of the new cabinet members of the Yatsenyuk government.[22]

Achievements

In December 2013 the IMF stated that the Ukrainian government's policy mix had "generated large external and fiscal imbalances" and that this had "contributed to deepening the recession in the country".[23]

Composition

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Vice prime minister assignments

  • First Vice PM – Serhiy Arbuzov
    • Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food
    • Ministry of Economical Development and Trade
    • Ministry of Social Policy
    • Ministry of Finance
    • Ministry of Revenues and Duties
  • Vice PM – Yuri Boiko[24]
    • Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry
    • Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources
    • Ministry of Industrial Policy
    • Space sector
  • Vice PM – Oleksandr Vilkul
    • Ministry of Infrastructure
    • Ministry of Regional Development, Construction and Housing
  • Vice PM – Kostyantyn Hryshchenko
    • Ministry of Culture
    • Ministry of Education and Science, Youth and Sport
    • Ministry of Health Security
  • Non-supervised ministries (National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine)
    • Ministry of Justice
    • Ministry of Defense
    • Ministry of Foreign Affairs
    • Ministry of Internal Affairs
    • Ministry of Cabinet of Ministers

References

  1. ^ The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine claimed on 25 January 2014 that a policemen who was walking home in civilian clothing had been killed by a shot in his head.[18]
  1. ^ a b President of Ukraine has appointed new staff of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, UNIAN (24 December 2012)
  2. ^ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/ukrainian-prime-minister-resigns-as-unrest-continues/article16540544/
  3. ^ a b c d e Ukrainian parliament delays vote on amnesty law until Wednesday, Euronews (28 January 2014)
  4. ^ a b Serhiy Arbuzov to head Ukraine govt pending premier's appointment, Interfax-Ukraine (6 February 2014)
  5. ^ a b Rada dismisses previous government, to form new one, Interfax-Ukraine (27 February 2014)
  6. ^ a b Yanukovych dismisses Azarov and Cabinet of Ministers, Kyiv Post (3 December 2012)
    Ukraine government resigns, stays on in acting role, Kyiv Post (3 December 2012)
  7. ^ Baloha posts his resignation as emergencies minister on Facebook, Kyiv Post (27 November 2012)
  8. ^ Yanukovych picks Azarov for new term as prime minister (updated), Kyiv Post (9 December 2012)
  9. ^ Ukraine parliament approves Azarov as prime minister, Reuters (13 December 2012)
  10. ^ a b The second day of work. Verkhovna Rada 7.. Youtube by Svoboda. 14 December 2012
  11. ^ CPU: We are not going to vote for the Prime Minister of Party of Regions. Youtube. 13 December 2012
  12. ^ Official document: Presidential Ukase #726. Website of the President of Ukraine. 24 December 2012
  13. ^ "Evening quarter". The first three of "Ukraine – Forward!" on YouTube
  14. ^ a b Ukraine’s new government sign of increasing Yanukovych weakness, Kyiv Post (25 December 2012)
  15. ^ a b Symonenko:Communist Party had no agreements to support Azarov's candidacy for premiership, Kyiv Post (28 December 2012)
  16. ^ Individual voting. Verkhovna Rada. April 19, 2013
  17. ^ Individual voting. Verkhovna Rada. December 3, 2013
  18. ^ Policeman shot dead in Kyiv, another policeman sustains knife wound - Ukrainian interior ministry, Interfax-Ukraine (25 January 2014)
  19. ^ BBC News (28 January 2014). "Ukraine's PM Azarov and government resign". Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  20. ^ http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/187663.html
  21. ^ Ukraine: peace hopes in the air as president loses his powers, The Daily Telegraph (21 February 2014)
  22. ^ Maidan nominates Yatseniuk for prime minister, Interfax-Ukraine (26 February 2014)
    Ukrainian parliament endorses new cabinet, Interfax-Ukraine (27 February 2014)
  23. ^ IMF slams Ukraine's macroeconomic policy, Interfax-Ukraine (20 December 2013)
  24. ^ Cite error: The named reference Boiko was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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