A total of 272 lawmakers voted for the decision on Tuesday.
President Viktor Yanukovych earlier submitted to parliament a motion on the dismissal of Antimonopoly Committee Head Oleksiy Kostusev (a Regions Party member) who was elected the mayor of Odesa at the October 31 local elections.
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The head of state also nominated former Economy Minister Vasyl Tsushko for the post of the head of the Antimonopoly Committee.
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Tsushko headed the Ukrainian Economy Ministry after Yanukovych’s victory in the 2010 presidential elections and the creation of a parliamentary majority. From December 2006 to September 2007, he held the post of Ukraine’s interior minister.
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