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Rally outside Rada: protesters demand to adopt new Electoral Code. VIDEO&PHOTOS A rally in support of the new elections law is taking place on the square outside the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. 25 402 80 Kyiv News 
Former US Attorney Boersch withdraws her candidacy for post of NABU auditor, MP Yehor Soboliev says Martha Ann Boersch, the former Attorney at Law at the United States Attorney's Office who prosecuted Ukraine’s ex-Prime Minister Pavlo Lazarenko, withdrew her candidacy for the post of the independent auditor of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU). 26 387 146 Ukrainian Politics 
"This is the best evaluation of my performance," – MP Soboliev on his removal as Rada anti-corruption committee chairman A Member of the Ukrainian Parliament Yehor Soboliev says Ukraine’s president and parliamentary majority are corrupt while his dismissal is the best evaluation of his anti-corruption efforts. 25 293 605 Ukrainian Politics 
Rada removes Soboliev from anti-corruption committee chairman post Ukrainian lawmakers upheld dismissal of Yehor Soboliev from the post of the head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Corruption Prevention and Counteraction. 30 651 760 Ukrainian Politics 
EU concerned about Soboliev’s possible dismissal as parliamentary anti-corruption committee head, calls MPs to think it over carefully Head of the EU delegation to Ukraine Hugues Mingarelli says the EU is concerned about the decision of the members of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Corruption Prevention and Counteraction to initiate withdrawal of Yehor Soboliev (Samopomich faction) from the committee head post since the recent developments in the fight against corruption in Ukraine also raised international concern. 15 627 489 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine 
Samopomich MP Soboliev: All officials involved in Nadiradze’s deportation to be held accountable Member of Samopomich parliamentary faction Yehor Soboliev vows to identify all the officials involved in the deportation of Georgian Army Lieutenant Colonel Vano Nadiradze, a People's Hero of Ukraine awardee who voluntarily joined the ranks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. 100 772 363 Ukrainian Politics 
Individuals detained with loads of explosives in Kyiv were earlier banished from protesters' camp outside parliament, - MP Bereziuk The persons detained with 6.5 kg of explosives in Kyiv were a week earlier kicked out from the tent camp established by the protesters outside the building of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. 47 416 115 Previously in trend: Opposition rally 
Night in protesters' tent camp was calm. PHOTOS The night in the tent camp near the Verkhovna Rada building was calm. 29 014 150 Previously in trend: Protests at Rada building 
MPs fought at Rada sessions hall. PHOTOS+VIDEO Samopomich MP Yehor Soboliev, who participated in Rada rostrum blocking on July 13, engaged in a fight with Radical Party leader, MP Oleh Liashko. 91 724 187 Ukrainian Politics 
Minister Avakov stands up for Colonel Holuban, calls accusers "brazen-faced" Interior Minister Arsen Avakov says those who accuse Colonel Yurii Holuban of cooperation with pro-Russian militants in 2014 are shameless. 127 877 515 Society 
Rada committee to pick new candidates for NABU auditor, - MP Yehor Soboliev Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Corruption Prevention and Counteraction Yehor Soboliev says new candidates for the position of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) auditor will be looked for. 11 750 47 Ukrainian Politics 
Rada repeatedly fails to pick NABU auditor. VIDEO Ukrainian lawmakers have again failed to pick the head of commission to audit the effectiveness of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine at the Verkhovna Rada session on March 21. 28 253 140 Ukrainian Politics 
National roundtable talks with participation of president needed, - MP Yehor Soboliev Samopomich MP Yehor Soboliev has commented on the incident with camo-clad people in the Verkhovna Rada session hall. 48 069 266 Ukrainian Politics 
Samopomich faction leaves parliament’s session hall: “We will not vote until bringing Novynskyi to responsibility is put before Rada” Samopomich faction left the session hall of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in protest against the actions of the Committee on Rules of Parliamentary Procedure and Support to Work of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine regarding stripping Opposition bloc MP Vadym Novynskyi of immunity. 100 867 199 Ukrainian Politics 
MPs and battalion fighters did not allow to transport arrested Aidar commander Lykholit from court to detention prison, - MP Yehor Soboliev Several MPs, as well as Aidar and Donbas battalion soldiers spent the night in the room of the Pechersk district court in Kyiv to prevent the export to jail of the Aidar commander Valentyn Lykholit (call sign "Batia") arrested yesterday. 96 448 437 Society 
Legendary Aidar's Batia detained at separatists' request, - MP Yehor Soboliev. PHOTO People's deputy of Ukraine Yehor Soboliev says Aidar Battalion Commander Valentyn Lykholit has been apprehended upon the claims by officials-separatists. 205 983 413 Ukrainian Politics 
Rada agreed to dismiss Shokin as prosecutor general The Verkhovna Rada has endorsed the draft Resolution No. 4122 on granting consent to the dismissal by the president of Ukraine of Viktor Shokin from the post of prosecutor general of Ukraine. 99 510 411 Ukrainian Politics 
"We were pulled dirty trick on. Poroshenko did not propose PM's seat to Sadovyi," - lawmaker Yehor Soboliev President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has not proposed Samopomich party leader Andrii Sadovyi to head the government. 95 245 174 Previously in trend: Hroisman's Cabinet 
Verkhovna Rada chairman to sign law on re-election in Kryvyi Rih The draft to cancel the Verkhovna Rada decision to adopt the law on election in Kryvyi Rih has not been supported by sufficient number of MPs. 16 679 93 Previously in trend: Kryvyi Rih re-election 
MP Soboliev files request to NAB on Shokin's corrupt activities People's deputy from Samopomich parliamentary faction Yehor Soboliev has filed a request to the National Anti-Corruption Bureau regarding activities of Prosecutor General of Ukraine Viktor Shokin. 31 517 118 Ukrainian Politics "Okhendovskyi congratulated Vilkul more times than Putin congratulated Yanukovych," - MP Soboliev comments on Kryvyi Rih election Samopomich parliamentary faction deputy Yehor Soboliev is outraged with the Rada's incapability to vote on early election in Kryvyi Rih. 25 938 89 Previously in trend: Kryvyi Rih re-election File with signatures for Shokin's resignation missing, - MP Soboliev Samopomich faction Deputy Chairman Yehor Soboliev says his file with signatures for the resignation of Prosecutor General Victor Shokin has been stolen in the Verkhovna Rada session hall. 25 573 182 Ukrainian Politics 
Kryvyi Rih election commission asks parliament to call mayoral revote, - MP Soboliev Verkhovna Rada MP, deputy chairman of Samopomich faction Yehor Soboliev says the Kryvyi Rih city election commission appealed to the parliament for calling a mayoral re-election. 12 554 35 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015 Kryvyi Rih re-election 
Vilkul driven out of Kryvyi Rih city hall: "Neither he nor us want lynching," - MP Yehor Soboliev. PHOTO Yurii Vilkul made an unsuccessful attempt to get inside the Kryvyi Rih city hall. Pressed by activists, he was forced to leave the building. 100 152 274 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015 
Popular Assembly in Kryvyi Rih: it's not a fight against Vilkul, but a fight against the system. PHOTOS A popular assembly is held today, Dec. 6, in Kryvyi Rih. 72 655 296 Previously in trend: Kryvyi Rih re-election 
Kryvyi Rih mayoral candidate Myloboh's supporters arranged board of community representatives in city hall. PHOTOS Several supporters of Kryvyi Rih mayoral candidate from Samopomich Yurii Myloboh are staying on the first floor of the city hall where a board of community representatives was arranged yesterday. City hall employees have no problems getting to their working places. 18 656 41 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015 
Poroshenko discussed mayoral elections situation in Kryvyi Rig with Samopomich parliamentary faction President Petro Poroshenko held a meeting Tuesday night with Samopomich faction representatives regarding falsifications of Kryvyi Rih mayoral election. 37 348 121 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015 
MP Soboliev calls on citizens to join protest against Kryvyi Rih vote falsification Other demands include replacement of territorial election committee members who had voted for announcing Yurii Vilkul mayor of the city. 14 663 71 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015 
"Don’t you like it? Well, this is life" - Constitutional Court Head Baulin replied to charges of involvement in usurpation of power by Yanukovych Chairman of the Constitutional Court Yurii Baulin muted microphone of Samopomich party MP, Head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee for Preventing and Combating Corruption Yehor Soboliev when the latter asked whether the current judges of the Constitutional Court have the right to consider the case on the constitutionality of certain provisions of the Law on the cleansing of power. 63 508 201 Ukrainian Politics 
Shokin delegated four "well-proven corrupt officials" to anti-corruption prosecutor election commission, - MP Yehor Soboliev Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin delegated dishonest people to the Commission for the election of the anti-corruption prosecutor. 40 613 133 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine 
Nalyvaichenko shares the view that Prosecutor General's Office in its current form is an organized crime group, - MP Soboliev Samopomich faction demands the General Prosecutor, the Interior Minister and the president of Ukraine to immediately discuss a number of mutual accusations made over the past week, as well as the issue of Kliuiev having fled the country. 72 862 262 Ukrainian Politics 
PGO has not yet served notice of suspicion to Tabachnyk and Lukash, which may lead to lifting of the EU sanctions. DOCUMENT The Prosecutor General's Office has not yet served notice of suspicion to former Yanukovych officials Olena Lukash and Dmytro Tabachnyk who are still the EU sanctions designated persons. 10 613 49 Incidents 
Bochkovsky consistently paid to officials of the Prosecutor General's Office for ‘protection’ - Yehor Sobolev The former head of the State Emergency Service Serhii Bochkovskyi regularly paid to the officials of the Prosecutor General's Office for ‘protection’. 70 559 165 Previously in trend: Arrest of State Emergency Service leadership 
