Ukrainian journalists who write about the work of the Cabinet of Ministers, based on the results of the first hundred days, gave the highest rating to the work of Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and her ministers.
The survey was conducted by the UNIAN agency among journalists from Kyiv and the regions of Ukraine.
Answering the question "How would you generally rate the activity of each member of the Government of Ukraine?", journalists could give the following answers: "Very bad" – 1 point, "Bad" – 2 points, "Satisfactory" – 3 points, "Good" – 4 points, "Very good" – 5 points.
The highest average score, according to the survey results, was received by Prime Minister Tymoshenko – 4.5 points. Journalists rated the work of Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko at 4.3 points, Finance Minister Viktor Pynzenyk at 4.1 points, and Vice Prime Minister for Humanitarian Affairs Mykola Tomenko at 4.01 points.
Further, journalists rated the work of government members in the following order: Defense Minister Anatoliy Hrytsenko – 3.8 points, Foreign Minister Borys Tarasyuk – 3.7 points, Vice Prime Minister for European Integration Oleh Rybachuk – 3.6 points, Minister of Labor and Social Policy Vyacheslav Kyrylenko – 3.5 points.
Health Minister Mykola Polishchuk and Economy Minister Serhiy Tyhypko each received 3.3 points, Education and Science Minister Stanislav Nikolayenko – 3.2 points.
Lower than "satisfactory" but higher than "bad," journalists rated the work of Minister for Youth and Sports Yuriy Pavlenko – 2.9 points, First Vice Prime Minister Anatoliy Kinakh, Transport and Communications Minister Yevhen Chervonenko and Fuel and Energy Minister Ivan Plachkov – 2.6 points each, Minister for Agro-Industrial Complex Oleksandr Baranivsky and Minister for Emergency Situations Davyd Zhvaniya – 2.5 points each.
The work of Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine for Administrative-Territorial Reform Roman Bezsmertny and Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers Petro Krupko was rated at 2.4 points, Minister for Industrial Policy Volodymyr Shandra – 2.1 points.
Lower than "bad" but higher than "very bad," journalists rated the work of Culture and Tourism Minister Oksana Bilozir – 1.9 points, Minister for Environmental Protection Pavlo Ihnatenko – 1.8 points, Justice Minister Roman Zvarych – 1.7 points.
The survey was conducted by the UNIAN agency during a press conference of Ukrainian government leaders on May 16. Print media journalists, television and radio journalists from Kyiv and all regions of Ukraine were given 220 questionnaires. 116 journalists responded to the questionnaires. The survey was conducted anonymously.