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Zelenskyy: Governing Without Presidential Office Head Feasible

12/10/2025

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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says governing without a head of the President's Office is feasible.
He cited difficulties appointing candidates like Denys Shmyhal and Mykhailo Fedorov due to parliamentary challenges.
Zelenskyy said dissolving the Office may be easier than naming a new leader while war continues.
No decision will be made on the head until Zelenskyy returns from a foreign visit.
Zelenskyy recently dismissed Andriy Yermak, raising questions about the role.

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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says governing without a head of the President's Office is feasible.
He cited difficulties appointing candidates like Denys Shmyhal and Mykhailo Fedorov due to parliamentary challenges.
Zelenskyy said dissolving the Office may be easier than naming a new leader while war continues.
No decision will be made on the head until Zelenskyy returns from a foreign visit.
Zelenskyy recently dismissed Andriy Yermak, raising questions about the role.