Ukrainian president's party removes speaker in dispute over anti-oligarch bill

FILE PHOTO: Dmytro Razumkov waits before a vote to appoint new Parliamentary Speaker during the first session of newly-elected parliament in Kiev, Ukraine August 29, 2019. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's party on Tuesday voted to remove the parliamentary speaker after a clash over legislation to tackle the influence of oligarchs.

Zelenskiy's Servant of the People party voted to suspend speaker Dmytro Razumkov for two days in preparation for another vote on Thursday, when he is expected to be dismissed. The party commands a majority in parliament.