Poroshenko announces tender for post of Odesa regional governor

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed an order announcing a tender for the post of head of Odesa Regional State Administration.

Corresponding order No. 280/2016-rp was published on the president's website. The document also outlines conditions of the tender.

As reported on November 7, 2016, Mikheil Saakashvili announced his resignation as Odesa regional administration chief because of being "tired of continuous deception and corruption," including on the part of the authorities in Kyiv. On November 9 the Ukrainian cabinet agreed to his dismissal.