Zelensky introduces his team
"These are experts. This is my team. These are professional smart people who will go with me to the presidential administration. We do not distribute portfolios – the best of them will take up certain posts. We worked for three months. These are volunteers in politics. This is a social mission, and this is the truth," Zelensky said during the Right to Power talk show on the 1+1 television channel.
According to him, he plans to "build the country" together with these people.
"We will build a strong, powerful and free Ukraine, which is not a younger sister of Russia and not a corrupt partner of Europe, but our independent Ukraine," Zelensky said.
He also named members of his team.
"Ruslan Stefanchuk is our ideologist responsible for reforming state institutions and lawmaking work, a man with big ideas and big heart. Ivan Bakanov is the head of the Servant of the People party responsible for liaisons with parliament. Dmytro Rozumkov is in charge of home policy. Oleksandr Danyliuk is in charge of international relations, financial and banking policy, Ruslan Riaboshapka - law enforcement and anti-corruption policy, Halyna Yanchenko - anti-corruption policies and digital decisions for the state, Denys Monastyrsky – law enforcement agencies, and Serhiy Ionushas – justice agencies. Ivan Aparshyn is an expert on security and defense. Iryna Venedyktova is responsible for reforms in the judicial system. Danylo Hetmantsev is in charge of economy, finance and taxation. Viktoriya Strakhova is responsible for banking activity, and Mykhailo Fedorov for major areas of the digital sector of the Zelensky team," Zelensky said.
The team also includes Oleksandr Merezhko - an expert on international relations and democracy, Oleh Bondarenko - environmental policy, Maryna Bardina – the policy of equal rights and opportunities for women and men, Serhiy Kalchenko - an expert on electoral legislation and European standards in the field of human rights, Andriy Herus energy, housing and utility services and antimonopoly regulation, Serhiy Babak - education and science, Yevhen Komarovsky – a medical advisor.
The second round of presidential elections will be held on Sunday, April 21. The Central Election Commission should name a new president of Ukraine by May 1.
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