Ex-Georgian leader Saakashvili challenges Ukraine government
Posted November 20, 2017 6:00 am
FILE - In this Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017 file photo, members of the nationalist movement carry torches during a rally marking Fatherland Defender Day in centre Kiev, Ukraine. Former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, who now heads a Ukrainian opposition party, said Monday Nov. 20, 2017, he's ready to become the new prime minister, after organising a series of street protests against President Petro Poroshenko, accusing him of stalling reforms and covering up corruption.(AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, FILE)
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FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 6, 2017 file photo, Ukrainian lawmakers scuffle during a parliament session in the Ukrainian parliament, in Kiev, Ukraine. Former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, who now heads a Ukrainian opposition party, said Monday Nov. 20, 2017, he's ready to become the new prime minister, after organising a series of street protests against President Petro Poroshenko, accusing him of stalling reforms and covering up corruption. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, FILE)
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FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017 file photo, a protester wearing President Petro Poroshenko's mask, with the writing 'Impeachment' on his breast, attends a rally outside the Ukrainian parliament in Kiev, Ukraine. Former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, who now heads a Ukrainian opposition party, said Monday Nov. 20, 2017, he's ready to become the new prime minister, after organising a series of street protests against President Petro Poroshenko, accusing him of stalling reforms and covering up corruption. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, FILE)
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FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 29, 2017 file photo, Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko, left, hands over the flag of a military unit as an officer kisses it, during a military parade to celebrate Independence Day in Kiev, Ukraine. Former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, who now heads a Ukrainian opposition party, has organized a series of street protests against President Petro Poroshenko, accusing him of stalling reforms and covering up corruption.(AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)(AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, FILE)
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FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017 file photo, former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, center, marches in the snow surrounded by supporters and his son Nikoloz, center right, and wife Sandra Roelofs, second right, in central Kiev, Ukraine. Former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, who now heads a Ukrainian opposition party, said Monday Nov. 20, 2017, he's ready to become the new prime minister, after organising a series of street protests against President Petro Poroshenko, accusing him of stalling reforms and covering up corruption.(AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, FILE)
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FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017 file photo, supporters listen to former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili during a rally outside the Ukrainian parliament in Kiev, Ukraine. Former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, who now heads a Ukrainian opposition party, said Monday Nov. 20, 2017, he's ready to become the new prime minister, after organising a series of street protests against President Petro Poroshenko, accusing him of stalling reforms and covering up corruption. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, FILE)
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