Second Azarov government

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Second Azarov Government
16th Cabinet of Ukraine (since 1990)
Vitaliy Klychko
Oleh Tyahnybok
History
PredecessorFirst Azarov government
SuccessorFirst Yatsenyuk government

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

Creation

On 3 December 2012, 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.

prime minister of Ukraine from the 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

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

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

earlier in 2014.

The first time the parliament voted on 19 April 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 3 December 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

After weeks of

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 be able to implement its duties for no more than 60 days.[4]

The

February 2014 Euromaidan riots stipulated that a new national unity government was to be formed within ten days.[21] Also on 21 February 2014 parliament dismissed the Minister of Internal Affairs Vitaliy Zakharchenko.[22]

On 22 February 2014 the Ukrainian parliament appointed

Oleh Makhnitsky).[27] Parliament also appointed Arsen Avakov as the acting Minister of International Affairs.[28][29][30] Also on 22 February 2014 parliament expressed no confidence to the Prosecutor General of Ukraine Viktor Pshonka following his dismissal from the post.[31]

On 23 February 2014 the Verkhovna Rada dismissed the Minister of Healthcare Raisa Bohatyriova.[32] It also dismissed the Minister of Education and Science Dmytro Tabachnyk[33] On 24 February 2014 (revoted on 24 February) Minister of Foreign Affairs Leonid Kozhara was dismissed by parliament[34] and parliament a decision to dismiss the Minister of Social Policy Natalia Korolevska and the Minister of Culture Leonid Novokhatko.[35]

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.[36]

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".[37]

Composition

When the cabinet took oath 24 December 2012; till 5 February 2013 the posts of Minister of Culture and Minister of Industrial policy were vacant.

Supreme Council of Justice of Ukraine.[41] Olena Lukash replaced Lavrynovych as Justice Minister 2 days later.[42]

After on 28 January 2014 Prime Minister Mykola Azarov was replaced by Deputy Prime Minister Serhiy Arbuzov all ministers in the cabinet kept their post and continued as a caretaker government.[4][3][43]

Composition

Party key Party of Regions
Ukraine – Forward!
Non-party politician
Office Party Incumbent[44]
Prime Minister Mykola Azarov (until 28 Jan 2014)
First Vice Prime Minister
Serhiy Arbuzov
space sector)[45]
Yuriy Boyko
) Oleksandr Vilkul
Vice Prime Minister
(Culture, healthcare, education, sciences, youth and sports)
Kostyantyn Gryshchenko
Minister of Social Policy
Natalia Korolevska (until 24 Feb 2014)
Minister of Revenues and Duties
Oleksandr Klymenko
Minister of Health
Raisa Bogatyrova
(until 23 Feb 2014)
Minister of Economical Development and Trade
Ihor Prasolov
Minister of Regional Development, Construction and Communal Living
Hennadiy Temnyk
Minister of Education and Science
Dmytro Tabachnyk (until 23 Feb 2014)
Minister of Culture
Leonid Novokhatko[38][46] (until 24 Feb 2014)
Minister of Industrial policy
Mikhaylo Korolenko[38][47]
Minister of Defense
Pavlo Lebedyev
Minister of Internal Affairs Vitaliy Zakharchenko (until 21 Feb 2014)
Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food
Mykola Prysyazhnyuk
Minister of Justice
Oleksandr Lavrynovych (until 2 July 2013)
Olena Lukash (since 4 July 2013)[42]
Minister of Foreign Affairs Leonid Kozhara (until 23 Feb 2014)
Minister of Finance Yuriy Kolobov
Minister of Energy [Generation] and Coal [Mining] Industry
Eduard Stavitskyi
Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine
Oleh Proskuryakov[48]
Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Volodymyr Kozak[49]
Ministry of Youth and Sports Ravil Safiullin[40]


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[45]
    • 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

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