Melinda Haring: Not again - Feb. 06, 2019

Less than two months before Ukraine’s presidential election, two independent-minded officials are being forced out. On Feb. 5, Kyiv’s Regional Administrative Court ruled that Detroit born physician Ulana Suprun can no longer serve as the acting minister of health. The court pointed to a regulation that limits an acting minister’s term to one month. Suprun has held the post since 2016. On Feb. 1, the supervisory board of Ukraine’s public broadcaster dismissed CEO Zurab Alasania two years before his contract was set to expire. Suprun has been praised as one of the leading reformers remaining in the cabinet and for championing health care reform, while Alasania received good marks as well.