Centrum Stosunków Międzynarodowych - 16-18 February 2016: Ukrainian Prime Minister Yatsenyuk survives no-confidence vote but loses coalition partners

Prime Minister Yatsenyuk surprisingly narrowly survived a no-confidence vote on 16 February, following earlier calls by President Poroshenko to resign amidst criticism of not bringing about sufficient reforms to the country. There seemed to be a majority earlier for a no-confidence vote for which 226 votes were needed. In the end however, only 194 deputies voted in favour of the no-confidence vote. Following the negative vote another 2 parties left the coalition on 17 and 18 February: the Self-Reliance (Samopomich) party and earlier the Fatherland party (Batkivshchyna), depriving the coalition of a majority in parliament. Earlier in September last year, the Radical Party already left the coalition.