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Profile committee approves Vitrenko's candidacy for Energy Minister post – Gerus.
The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Energy and Housing and Utilities Services has considered the Prime Minister's proposal to appoint Yuriy Vitrenko as First Deputy Prime Minister, Energy Minister and approved this candidacy by a majority of votes, head of the committee Andriy Gerus has said on Thursday.
"This time, there was support at the meeting of the committee: out of 18 present, 14 voted for. Therefore, the committee approved his appointment and recommended to parliament to approve him as First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Energy," Gerus told journalists on Thursday.
Answering a question whether the relevant vote will take place in the plenary session room at 13:30, as suggested by spokesperson of the parliament Dmytro Razumkov, the head of the relevant committee said: "Either this afternoon, or perhaps tomorrow this issue will be brought to the session room."
Trump neck-and-neck in polls 6 months from election.
Former President Donald Trump has 46% support among U.S. adults and President Joe Biden 44% in a head-to-head matchup.
Kristi Noem blasts CBS anchor for 'attack' during interview: 'Kept trying to bully me'.
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Biden, Trump in close race with 6 months until presidential election.
There are just six months until the 2024 election. A recent CBS News poll shows former President Donald Trump leading President Biden by four points among likely voters. CBS News political director Fin Gómez has more on the race, including Trump's...
Republican veepstakes heat up as Trump remains mum on potential pick.
Potential veepstakes contenders converged at a donor’s conference at Mar-A-Lago as Trump praised possible running mates in his speech on Saturday. As convention season approaches, RNC Chairman Michael Whatley exclusively spoke to NBC about their n...
SpaceX plans a new mission that will include the first private space walk.
SpaceX is planning to launch a new mission aiming to achieve the very first all civilian space walk. The Polaris Dawn crew is set to embark on a five-day mission launching this summer on SpaceX’s DragonX with the goal to fly higher than any other ...
Tom Brady gets roasted by celebrities, comedians
The NFL legend was in the hot seat to get roasted by a star-studded lineup of celebrities and comedians. Subscribe to ABC News on YouTube: Watch 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events on ABC News Live: Watch full episodes of World News Ton...