Ukrainian president's party ousts speaker in parliamentary vote

Ukraine's Parliamentary Speaker Dmytro Razumkov addresses lawmakers during a session of parliament in Kyiv, Ukraine October 7, 2021. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's Servant of the People party on Thursday voted to remove parliamentary speaker Dmytro Razumkov, accusing him of putting his own interests above those of the governing party.

Razumkov had been suspended on Tuesday and his dismissal was confirmed by 284 votes in the 450-seat parliament, where Servant of the People commands a majority.