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Court, the Rating Group conducted a sociological survey among 2,000 respondents from across the country to determine popular attitudes towards these recent events. According to the survey results, 60% of respondents do not trust the Constitutional Court of Ukraine (CCU).
This general lack of trust in the CCU was expressed across party lines. According to the Rating Group, supporters of European Solidarity, Holos, Batkivshchyna, Party of Shariy, Strength and Honor, and Servant of the People showed the “most” distrust in the CCU.
Asked about the CCU’s recent decision to abolish asset declarations for high-level officials, 39% of respondents described themselves as “well aware” of the decision — and nearly 80% of respondents in this category expressed a lack of trust in the CCU as an institution. Meanwhile, 36% had “heard about” the decision, while 25% were hearing about it for the first time.
The majority of respondents surveyed (59%) expressed a negative attitude towards this decision — only 11% felt positively and 25% were neutral. “Among respondents who are well acquainted with the content of the decision, the negative [attitude] towards it is 83%,” Rating Group underscores. The negative reaction was most common among people living in Kyiv and Western and Central Ukraine, as well as supporters of the political parties European Solidarity, Holos, and Strength and Honor.
In addition, 55% of respondents felt negatively about the possibility of losing visa-free travel with the European Union (a potential consequence of the CCU’s decision). This prospect was particularly unpopular among younger people, and residents of the capital and Western Ukraine, as well as European Solidarity, Svoboda, Holos, and Servant of the People party supporters.
Asked about President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s proposed draft law on dissolving the CCU, 57% of respondents were in favor, 27% opposed, and 16% were undecided.
In terms of assessing Ukraine’s fight against corruption in general, 47% of respondents reported seeing no changes over the past year; 34% believe the situation has gotten worse, while 14% see positive developments. Rating Group’s analysts noted that these figures are “higher than in 2018, but slightly worse than in 2019.”
2.4 Candidates from The People’s Servant party won the most mandates in the local elections held on October 25
Candidates from The People’s Servant party won the most mandates in the local elections held on October 25, the Central Election Commission reported on November 18. The pro-presidential party earned 17.59% of votes, or 5,809 candidates. It was followed by the anti-IMF Fatherland party, which gained 12.39% of votes, or 4,093 candidates. The pro-Putin Opposition Platform For Life party earned 11.75% of votes, or 3,881 candidates. The anti-lockdown For the Future party earned 11.42% of votes, or 3,773 candidates. The pro-NATO European Solidarity party earned 10.73% of votes, or 3,543 candidates. The locally oriented Our Land party earned 5.13% of votes, or 1,694 candidates. Another 6,586 independent candidates were
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