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46% of Ukrainians approve of Zelensky’s actions during his first year as president​, 45% do not, according to a poll by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KMIS).
57% of Ukrainians are more afraid of the economic impact of the quarantine measures than of the coronavirus epidemic, the same poll found.
Still from KMIS, 50% of Ukrainians believe the ban of Russian social networks is “a mistake that restricts people’s rights,” 36% believe it to be a “necessary step to protect the State.”
Some 43.3% of Kyiv residents believe that the situation in Ukraine is developing in the wrong direction​, while 30% disagree, saying some aspects improving and some not. Some 17.8% believe that the situation in the country is moving in the right direction. Those are the results of a survey conducted in Kyiv from May 8 through May 20 by the Center for Social and Marketing Research SOCIS presented at a press conference at Interfax-Ukraine, 35.4% of residents of Kyiv believe that the situation in the city is developing in the wrong direction, 31.8% said some things are developing in the right way (and others not), while 23.3% believe that the situation in Kyiv is moving in the right direction.
Since the coronavirus epidemic began, Ukraine has recorded a total of 19,230 cases of COVID-19 as of May 20. ​This interactive map from Zaxid.net shows the distribution of coronavirus cases (red) and recovered patients (green) across the country.
The People’s Servant party, loyal to President Zelenskiy, remains the most popular political force, ​though polls released in the first week of May indicated different trends and levels of support. The populist party is supported by about 41.5% of decided voters, compared to about 36% in February, according to the Razumkov centre poll released on May 4. Yet the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) poll released the same day indicated it is supported by 32.6% of decided voters, compared to 39.1% in a poll released on February 24. The Razumkov poll was conducted between April 24 and 29 among 2,056 respondents, while the KIIS poll was conducted between April 17 and 25 among 4,024 respondents.
Only three other political parties have enough public support to qualify for parliament:​ the Putin-aligned Opposition Platform For Life party (14.2% Razumkov, 15.8% KIIS), the pro-NATO European Solidarity party (13.9% Razumkov, 15.2% KIIS), and the anti-IMF Fatherland party (7.0% Razumkov, 12.0% KIIS). The neoliberal Voice party would not be able to reach the 5% threshold to requalify for parliament (3.1% Razumkov, 3.5% KIIS).
19​ UKRAINE Country Report​ June 2020 ​ ​www.intellinews.com