Opening and first sitting of the new Verkhovna Rada (33)
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy applauds to newly elected Ukrainian parliament deputies during their inauguration ceremony in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. Parliament in Ukraine has opened for its first session since an election last month. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Left to right, second row; former Ukraine's Presidents Petro Poroshenko, Viktor Yushchenko, Leonid Kuchma and Leonid Kravchuk sing the national anthem during the opening ceremony of the newly elected Ukrainian parliament in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. Parliament in Ukraine has opened for its first session since an election last month. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, right behind, watches as newly elected Ukrainian parliament deputies take the oath of office during an inauguration ceremony in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. Parliament in Ukraine has opened for its first session since an election last month. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, right behind, watches as newly elected Ukrainian parliament deputies take the oath during an inauguration ceremony in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. Parliament in Ukraine has opened for its first session since an election last month. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, left, and a newly elected parliament speaker Dmytro Razumkov talk during parliament session in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. Parliament in Ukraine has opened for its first session since an election last month. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Lawmakers take the oath during the solemn opening and first sitting of the of the new parliament, Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, in Kiev on August 29, 2019. - Ukraine's new parliament met for the first time on August 29, dominated by the party of ex-comedian President Zelensky who has an unprecedented chance to fulfil his political ambition of "breaking the system". (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY / AFP)
Lawmakers take the oath during the solemn opening and first sitting of the of the new parliament, Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, in Kiev on August 29, 2019. - Ukraine's new parliament met for the first time on August 29, dominated by the party of ex-comedian President Zelensky who has an unprecedented chance to fulfil his political ambition of "breaking the system". (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY / AFP)
Lawmakers take the oath during the solemn opening and first sitting of the new parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, in Kiev on August 29, 2019. - Ukraine's new parliament met for the first time on August 29, dominated by the party of ex-comedian President Zelensky who has an unprecedented chance to fulfil his political ambition of "breaking the system". (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY / AFP)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky greets lawmakers during the solemn opening and first sitting of the new parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, in Kiev on August 29, 2019. - Ukraine's new parliament met for the first time on August 29, dominated by the party of ex-comedian President Zelensky who has an unprecedented chance to fulfil his political ambition of "breaking the system". (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY / AFP)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky greets lawmakers during the solemn opening and first sitting of the new parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, in Kiev on August 29, 2019. - Ukraine's new parliament met for the first time on August 29, dominated by the party of ex-comedian President Zelensky who has an unprecedented chance to fulfil his political ambition of "breaking the system". (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY / AFP)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky greets lawmakers during the solemn opening and first sitting of the new parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, in Kiev on August 29, 2019. - Ukraine's new parliament met for the first time on August 29, dominated by the party of ex-comedian President Zelensky who has an unprecedented chance to fulfil his political ambition of "breaking the system". (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY / AFP)
Former Ukrainian presidents Victor Yushchenko (R) and Petro Poroshenko attend the solemn opening and first sitting of the new parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, in Kiev on August 29, 2019. - Ukraine's new parliament met for the first time on August 29, dominated by the party of ex-comedian President Zelensky who has an unprecedented chance to fulfil his political ambition of "breaking the system". (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY / AFP)
Former Ukrainian presidents Victor Yushchenko (R) and Petro Poroshenko attend the solemn opening and first sitting of the new parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, in Kiev on August 29, 2019. - Ukraine's new parliament met for the first time on August 29, dominated by the party of ex-comedian President Zelensky who has an unprecedented chance to fulfil his political ambition of "breaking the system". (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY / AFP)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) and Ukrainian lawmakers sing during the solemn opening and first sitting of the new parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, in Kiev on August 29, 2019. - Ukraine's new parliament met for the first time on August 29, dominated by the party of ex-comedian President Zelensky who has an unprecedented chance to fulfil his political ambition of "breaking the system". (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY / AFP)
A deputy poses for a picture with the Ukrainian constitution prior to the solemn opening and first sitting of the new parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, in Kiev on August 29, 2019. - Ukraine's new parliament met for the first time on August 29, dominated by the party of ex-comedian President Zelensky who has an unprecedented chance to fulfil his political ambition of "breaking the system". (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY / AFP)
A deputy holds a special edition of the newspaper "Dzerkalo Tyzhnia" dedicated to mothers of Ukrainian servicemen who died in the battle with Russia-backed separatists prior to the solemn opening and first sitting of the new parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, in Kiev on August 29, 2019. - Ukraine's new parliament met for the first time on August 29, dominated by the party of ex-comedian President Zelensky who has an unprecedented chance to fulfil his political ambition of "breaking the system". (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY / AFP)
A deputy reads a special edition of the newspaper "Dzerkalo Tyzhnia" dedicated to mothers of Ukrainian servicemen who died in the battle with Russia-backed separatists prior to the solemn opening and first sitting of the new parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, in Kiev on August 29, 2019. - Ukraine's new parliament met for the first time on August 29, dominated by the party of ex-comedian President Zelensky who has an unprecedented chance to fulfil his political ambition of "breaking the system". (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY / AFP)
A deputy reads a special edition of the newspaper "Dzerkalo Tyzhnia" dedicated to mothers of Ukrainian servicemen who died in the battle with Russia-backed separatists prior to the solemn opening and first sitting of the new parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, in Kiev on August 29, 2019. - Ukraine's new parliament met for the first time on August 29, dominated by the party of ex-comedian President Zelensky who has an unprecedented chance to fulfil his political ambition of "breaking the system". (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY / AFP)
A lawmaker pushes a button as she gives her vote for Ukraine's MP Oleksiy Goncharuk candidacy as prime minister during the first session of the new parliament, in Kiev, on August 29, 2019. - The Ukrainian President on August 29 picked untested 35-year-old lawyer Oleksiy Goncharuk as his prime minister, as a new parliament met for the first time. His new party "Servant of the People" commands a majority in parliament following snap polls last month, and MPs quickly approved his choice for head of government. (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY / AFP)
Ukraine's newly appointed ministers listen as MP Oleksiy Goncharuk (R) is sworn in as Ukraine's new prime minister on the first session of the new parliament, in Kiev, on August 29, 2019. - The Ukrainian President on August 29 picked untested 35-year-old lawyer Oleksiy Goncharuk as his prime minister, as a new parliament met for the first time. His new party "Servant of the People" commands a majority in parliament following snap polls last month, and MPs quickly approved his choice for head of government. (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY / AFP)
Ukraine's newly appointed ministers look on as MP Oleksiy Goncharuk (unseen) is sworn in as Ukraine's new prime minister on the first session of the new parliament, in Kiev, on August 29, 2019. - The Ukrainian President on August 29 picked untested 35-year-old lawyer Oleksiy Goncharuk as his prime minister, as a new parliament met for the first time. His new party "Servant of the People" commands a majority in parliament following snap polls last month, and MPs quickly approved his choice for head of government. (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY / AFP)
Ukraine's newly appointed ministers applaud after taking an oath during the first session of the new Ukrainian parliament, in Kiev, on August 29, 2019. - The Ukrainian President on August 29 picked untested 35-year-old lawyer Oleksiy Goncharuk as his prime minister, as a new parliament met for the first time. His new party "Servant of the People" commands a majority in parliament following snap polls last month, and MPs quickly approved his choice for head of government. (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY / AFP)
TOPSHOT - A deputy reads a special edition of the newspaper "Dzerkalo Tyzhnia" dedicated to mothers of Ukrainian servicemen who died in the battle with Russia-backed separatists prior to the solemn opening and first sitting of the new parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, in Kiev on August 29, 2019. - Ukraine's new parliament met for the first time on August 29, dominated by the party of ex-comedian President Zelensky who has an unprecedented chance to fulfil his political ambition of "breaking the system". (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY / AFP)