The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on Thursday prematurely terminated the powers of 12 out of 19 dual-mandate deputies, reports a correspondent of "proUA". \n \nDeputy powers were terminated for the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional State Administration, Yurii Artemenko (358 people's deputies voted in favor).

This was announced at the plenary session on Thursday, September 8, by the first vice-speaker of the parliament, Adam Martynyuk.

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Ukrainian President Yuriy Yekhanurov has been appointed acting prime minister of Ukraine.

The Verkhovna Rada stripped People's Deputy of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko of his parliamentary powers. 269 people's deputies voted "for." \nThe "Democratic Ukraine" faction and the People's Movement of Ukraine did not vote for the adoption of such a decision.

The new Yushchenko aircraft has three cabins. The first of them, intended for the country's Main Passenger and decorated with mahogany and gold, even has its own artistically created... starry sky.

Vice Prime Minister for Humanitarian Affairs Mykola Tomenko announces his resignation of his own accord. \n \nHe announced this at a press conference on Thursday.

It is expected that on Thursday President Viktor Yushchenko will dismiss the main figures in the scandal involving Oleksandr Zinchenko – Petro Poroshenko and Oleksandr Tretyakov.

President Viktor Yushchenko appointed Oleh Rybachuk as state secretary of Ukraine. \n \nThe corresponding decree was signed by Yushchenko on Tuesday, the presidential website reports. \n \nBy another decree, Yushchenko dismissed Rybachuk from the post of deputy prime minister for European integration.

The first plenum of the Council of the Federation of Trade Unions of the Volyn Region to discuss the draft Labor Code of Ukraine took place in Lutsk on September 6. \nThis is stated in the report of the Volyn Regional State Administration.