MOSCOW — The government of Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk survived a no-confidence vote on Tuesday though a majority of lawmakers harshly criticized its work.

The vote reflected simmering political tensions amid Ukraine’s economic troubles that have eroded public support for Yatsenyuk’s Cabinet. The failure to pass the motion reflected lawmakers’ fears that it could lead to the collapse of the ruling coalition and early elections.

Earlier in the day, Ukraine’s president, Petro Poroshenko, called on the embattled prime minister to resign and for a new lineup of ministers to be appointed.

‘‘The tension between the government and the factions has become so high that it poses a threat to the coalition’s functioning,’’ Poroshenko said in a prepared statement.

Yatsenyuk defended his Cabinet’s performance during a raucous debate, saying that ‘‘hatred and anger are not emotions that should unite the political class.’’

The no-confidence motion got 194 votes in the Verkhovna Rada Tuesday, falling short of the 226 votes required to oust the Cabinet. Minutes before it, 247 lawmakers voted to consider the Cabinet’s performance unsatisfactory.

Speaking before the vote, Yuri Lutsenko, who leads Poroshenko’s faction in parliament, harshly criticized Yatsenyuk and urged him to step down.

‘‘70 percent of people want you to resign,’’ he said. ‘‘The country can’t tolerate the government’s inaction any more.’’

Associated Press