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Ukraine prez Volodymyr Zelensky announces dissolve of parliament after taking oath

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On 20th May, comedian Volodymyr Zelensky was sworn in as the new president of Ukraine. Soon after taking the oath in the ceremony he announced a snap parliamentary election. Earlier it was scheduled to happen in October 2019, but he announced the dissolving of the Verkhovna Rada today. He further said that the improvement in relations with Russia will be his priority and said that he'll fight against corruption.