Two politicians have taken the oath of office as members of parliament and have joined the ranks of the Verkhovna Rada.
This was reported by MP from the "Voice" party, Yaroslav Zheleznyak.
Tamila Tasheva and Bohdan Lukashuk are now taking on their duties as members of parliament. From now on, there will be 401 deputies in the parliament.
Tamila Tasheva served as the permanent representative of the president in Crimea since 2019. Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed her, as stated in the document, following a request from Tasheva herself. On her Facebook page, she indicated that she is transitioning to work in parliament.
Bohdan Lukashuk is an entrepreneur and former deputy head of the Khmelnytskyi District State Administration. He owns the agricultural enterprise "Agrolain-Podillya." A year ago, he was fined by the court for violating anti-corruption legislation.
Background. Previously, Mind reported that at the age of 59, MP from the "Voice" party, Oleg Makarov, passed away.