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Some in Zelenskyy’s party call for Yermak’s resignation

To restore trust in the integrity of senior Ukrainian government officials, head of the President’s Office Andriy Yermak should resign, Ukrainian MP Fedir Venislavsky told RFE/RL on Nov. 18.

18 November 2025, 10:44 PM

Zelenskyy convenes Servant of the People party for ‘swift, principled’ decisions

President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced a meeting with the leadership of the Verkhovna Rada and MPs from the Servant of the People ruling party in his Telegram post, published on Nov. 18.

18 November 2025, 12:29 PM

The Mindich effect: How the Midas case and Telegram attacks rattled Zelenskyy’s party

NV examined how President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, lawmakers from his Servant of the People party, and a network of bloggers and Telegram channels have reacted to the Midas case — Ukraine’s most explosive corruption scandal in years — and whether coordinated attacks on NABU are part of a broader political cover-up.

13 November 2025, 06:58 PM

Zelenskyy postpones key faction huddle until budget passes

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with his Servant of the People parliamentary faction after lawmakers vote on the 2026 state budget in its first reading, faction spokeswoman Yuliia Paliychuk told news agency Interfax-Ukraine on Oct. 8.

8 October 2025, 03:46 PM

Zelenskyy to gather Servant of the People faction next week – MP Zheleznyak

Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to convene a meeting of the Servant of the People faction next week, though the exact date has not yet been determined, lawmaker Yaroslav Zheleznyak said on Oct. 3.

3 October 2025, 08:15 PM

Zelenskyy frustrated with his party and hints at plans to run again in upcoming elections

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed anger at internal criticism and disappointment with his own party during a meeting with the Servant of the People faction last week, Politico reported on Sept. 23.

23 September 2025, 01:56 PM

Zelenskyy in lengthy meeting with MPs

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy invited MPs from his governing Servant of the People party for a detailed conversation about the progress of the war and pressing governance issues, Ukrainska Pravda reported on Sept. 16, citing informed parliamentarians.

16 September 2025, 10:11 PM

Ruling party leader pledges Rada support to resolve NABU, SAPO issues

The Ukrainian parliament is ready to back a plan of “specific” measures to resolve disputes and strengthen the law enforcement and anti-corruption system, David Arakhamia, leader of the Servant of the People parliamentary faction, said on Telegram on July 23.

23 July 2025, 10:31 PM

No talks yet on Shmyhal’s dismissal, parliamentary sources say

No discussions about dismissing Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal or his Cabinet have taken place within President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Servant of the People parliamentary party, and no such meetings are planned, three anonymous party members told NV on June 26.

26 June 2025, 05:55 PM

Servant of the People party denied claims about an extraordinary Verkhovna Rada session on Shmyhal’s resignation

Yulia Paliychuk, a spokeswoman for the Servant of the People faction, denied reports of an unscheduled Verkhovna Rada meeting to discuss PM Denys Shmyhal's rotation, in a comment to Interfax-Ukraine on June 25.

25 June 2025, 12:47 PM

Rada extends martial law and mobilization for 90 more days, with Honcharenko the lone vote against

Ukraine’s parliament extended martial law and general mobilization for 90 more days until Aug. 6, Holos MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak reported on April 16 via Telegram.

16 April 2025, 12:43 PM

No ballots under bombs: Arakhamia shuts down election rumors

No meeting to prepare for elections was held in the Presidential Office, public broadcaster Suspilne reported on March 31, citing Servant of the People faction head Davyd Arakhamia.

1 April 2025, 01:40 PM

No elections in Ukraine until at least six months post-war

Elections in Ukraine should not be held earlier than six months after the end of martial law, David Arakhamiya, Servant of the People ruling political party head, wrote on Feb. 16.

17 February 2025, 09:24 AM

Ukrainian delegation may meet Trump's team in early February — MP Arakhamia

Talks between the Ukrainian side and President Donald Trump's team could take place in early February during the Ukrainian Week in Washington, David Arakhamia, head of the Servant of the People faction, said on national television on Jan. 21.

21 January 2025, 05:39 PM

Ruling party MP charged with corruption

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) have charged Ukrainian MP Iryna Kormyshkina with illicit enrichment, NABU announced on Oct. 17.

17 October 2024, 09:24 PM

Ukrainian MP Andriy Odarchenko arrested in absentia, bail confiscated

The High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine decided to confiscate the 15 million hryvnia ($362,547) bail posted for fugitive MP Andriy Odarchenko and has issued an arrest warrant in absentia, Transparency International Ukraine reported on Sept. 23.

23 September 2024, 05:40 PM

Bezuhla resigns from parliamentary Defense Committee

Ukrainian MP Maryana Bezuhla, representing the ruling Servant of the People party, has resigned from the parliamentary Defense Committee and expects to serve on the Foreign Policy Committee instead, according to a statement she published on Sept. 17.

18 September 2024, 01:57 AM

Ukraine mulls establishing dedicated Repatriation Ministry

Ukrainian leadership is considering creating a dedicated government department to facilitate the return of Ukrainian citizens from abroad, the ruling Servant of the People party Chair David Arakhamia announced on Sept. 4.

4 September 2024, 11:19 PM

Survey reveals negative views on Ukraine's ruling party

Ukrainians have expressed the most negative opinions about the ruling Servant of the People party, the Batkivshchyna party, and the banned Opposition Platform—For Life (OPZZH) party, according to a survey conducted by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) released on Aug 2.

2 August 2024, 02:56 PM

$72,000 bail set for MP charged with bribery

The High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) has set a UAH 3 million bail ($72,358) for Mykola Zadorozhnyi, a Ukrainian MP charged with bribery earlier this week, public broadcaster Suspilne reported on July 17.

18 July 2024, 02:21 AM

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