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This is a big deal because SAPO is part of a ​triumvirate that also includes the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the anti-corruption court (ACC) that are all independent of the government and designed to fight corruption, set up at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) insistence. As corruption is the system​ the Ukrainian political elite have been dead set against these bodies and constantly do everything they can to undermine them.
The IMF has already warned Kyiv not to interfere with any of the three bodies or risk having its Stand by agreement (SBA) worth $3bn this year suspended. And on September 17 the US and EU added their voices to the growing concerns.
The EU and the US issued a joint statement that further support for Ukraine will depend on the transparency of the election of the head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO).
"EU, U.S. take note of Ukrainian parliament's decision to appoint members to the commission to choose the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor. The commission needs to embark on a transparent process with candidates' integrity and merits at its core. Our further support will depend upon it," a statement posted by the US Embassy in Ukraine and the EU Delegation to Ukraine on Twitter on said.
Despite the tumble in Zelenskiy approval rating he remains by far the most popular politician and would still win a presidential election if it were held tomorrow.
Top Ukrainian polticians ratings:
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy – 29%
Head of the Opposition Bloc Yuriy Boyko (aka Boiko) - 15.5%;
Former present Petro Poroshenko - 14%;
Yulia opposition leader, former Prime Minister and head of Batkivshchyna (Fatherland) party Yulia Tymoshenko - 9.3%;
Head of the Strength and Honour party Ihor Smeshko - 6.3%;
Ukrainian TV host and stand-up comic, candidate for Mayor of Kyiv, Serhiy Prytula - 3.6%;
Former Prime Minister Vladimir Groysman - 3.6%;
Radical Party leader Oleh Lyashko - 3.6%.
Source: Ratings
The rating of other candidates does not exceed 3%, 14% of respondents did not decide on the choice.
Regarding the assessment of President Zelenskiy's activity, 35% of respondents are satisfied with the president's work, while 57% are dissatisfied. The gap between these indicators continues to widen, although in the spring in Ukraine there were more people who are satisfied with Zelenskiy than vice versa.
The reversal came in June 2020, when for the first time more Ukrainians had a negative assessment of the president than a positive one.
“If we compare the level of approval with the post-election one, we can conclude that Ukrainians are significantly disappointed in Zelenskiy. Thus, in
10​ UKRAINE Country Report​ October 2020 ​ ​www.intellinews.com