#UKRAINE: Former Georgian Pres. Saakashvili Set To Become Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister

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Former Georgian Pres. Mikheil Saakashvili, says he is confident and optimistic that the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, will approve him as Vice Prime Minister.

Saakashvili served as the third President of Georgia for two consecutive terms from January, 2004 to November, 2013. From May, 2015 until November, 2016, Saakashvili was the Governor of Ukraine's Odessa region.

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#UKRAINE: Oppo Forces Stage Demo Demanding Lawmakers Lose Prosecutorial Immunity

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Thousands of people from all over Ukraine gathered early on Oct. 17 near Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, for a rally to demand that parliament pass a law that will strip the Ukrainian lawmakers of their immunity from prosecution. The protesters also demanded the creation of anti-corruption courts and the adoption of a new electoral law. The rally was attended by members of numerous political forces: Mikheil Saakashvili’s Movement of New Forces, Batkivshchyna, Svoboda, National Corps, Samopomich, AutoMaidan, Reanimation Package of Reforms, and Donbas volunteer battalions. Ex-Governor Saakashvili, a fierce critic of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, spoke at the rally.

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