Volodymyr Zelensky sworn in as Ukraine's sixth president
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Ukraine has sworn in comedian Volodymyr Zelensky as the country's sixth president.
In his inauguration speech on Monday, Zelensky announced the dissolution of the parliament and called for a snap parliamentary election that was originally scheduled for October 27th.
He said he was dissolving parliament to end the conflict with Russian-backed rebels in the east.
Zelensky attacked ministers during the speech saying he did not understand why they kept saying they could not do much to change the situation in Ukraine.
Shortly after his speech, the Prime Minister, Defense Minister, the Foreign Minister, and the head of the National Security Council all resigned.
The former TV star had campaigned strongly against corruption
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