The President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko commented the resignation of the Odesa Governor Mikheil Saakashvili during his visit to Slovenia, according to Interfax Ukraine.
“We are a democratic country, and if he took the decision to start the campaign on the oppositional field… I hope tomorrow the Government accepts his resignation from the position of the Head of Odesa's regional administration, if he decided to do politics,” – said the President to the journalists after negotiations with the Slovenian President Borut Pahor.
As it was reported yesterday, the Head of Odessa's regional administration Mikheil Saakashvili announced his resignation. He said he decided to reside and start a new period of his struggle against corruption in Ukraine.