Ukraine ruling coalition breaks up, may lead to snap election

An interior view shows a session hall of the Ukrainian parliament in Kiev, Ukraine May 14, 2019. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's ruling coalition broke up on Friday after the People's Front party quit outgoing President Petro Poroshenko's faction, potentially paving the way for incoming President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to call a snap election.

"We declare our withdrawal from the current coalition, the cessation of its activities ... and the initiative to form a new coalition with a new agenda," Maksym Burbak, the People's Front faction leader, told parliament.