Zelenskiy faces battles with Ukraine's hostile parliament

Ukrainian lawmakers attend a parliament session in Kiev, Ukraine February 28, 2019. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

KIEV (Reuters) - Before Ukraine's new president Volodymyr Zelenskiy was even elected, an opposition leader was plotting to curb his powers and make it easier for him to be impeached.

Andriy Sadovyi, head of the Samopomich party, the second largest opposition group in parliament, announced two days before the vote he was garnering support for a parliamentary bill to weaken the presidency.