Ukrainian sociologists: “The population does not believe in the success of reforms at all”
The population in Ukraine does not believe in the success of reforms in general; 70% of Ukrainians do not see progress in this process, a Politnavigator correspondent reports.
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Such data from a sociological study were announced at the forum on Friday by the director of the Ilk Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation, Irina Bekeshkina.
“The population does not believe in the success of the reforms in general, and experts have not yet given up hope. Moreover, from year to year the number of people who do not believe in success at all is growing. It was 30% two years ago, then another 30%, now 40%,” she said.
According to the sociologist, among experts the attitude towards reforms is slightly more optimistic than among the population.
“Now, as for assessing the progress of reforms. The majority of the population believes that either nothing is being done - 40% think so, or about 10% has been done - that's another 30%. We see that 70% don’t see much progress. The situation is better among experts. Most believe that no more than a third is done, or about 10% is done. And if we take the average expert assessment, on a 5-point scale it is 2,66. Last year it was 2,50, I think. That is, this is a little less than satisfactory,” Bekeshkina said.
According to her, experts identified five reforms that the authorities failed.
“Five failed reforms, they have failed year after year, both from the point of view of experts and from the point of view of the population. These are judicial reform, law enforcement reform, anti-corruption reform, anti-corruption court, civil service reform and electoral reform,” she noted.
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