Viktor Yushchenko, Ukraine's pro-Western leader who is marking 100 days in office, wins largely positive reviews for his performance so far from the country's media.
They say he has emerged from his "orange honeymoon" in robust form, particularly on issues such as public trust, decisiveness and foreign policy.
However, some caution that there is plenty of time for his political stock to fall if the economy falters.
In foreign policy, the Yushchenko team has been more successful than in other areas - largely thanks to Yushchenko's personal efforts. The Orange Revolution has changed the world's attitude to Ukraine for the better... Orientation towards the West has become a priority in Ukraine's foreign policy, for the first time ever.
Korrespondent newspaper
Compared to this time last year, the level of trust in the president has increased five-fold, and in the government almost six-fold. Most Ukrainians are confident that the new authorities are steering the country in the right direction... The gusto with which the government got down to work even compensates sometimes for its obvious miscalculations.
Kontrakty newspaper
This period has been the government's honeymoon with the people, but love boats often crash against reality. And however huge the credit of popular trust, the people start criticising the government if they don't see results.
Glavred.info news web site
"Bandits in prison!" is one of the election slogans that the president has not yet been able to realise in full. The only well-known representative of the old authorities to have been detained and jailed is Borys Kolesnykov, the head of the Donetsk regional council and a representative of [defeated presidential candidate Viktor] Yanukovych's blue-and-white camp.
UT1 television
The main change has been in the level of honesty... The president and prime minister now behave like people who understand that the main thing is the support of their voters, not of the people who count the votes... This is the behaviour of a government that intends to win the 2006 parliamentary election, not rig it.
Korrespondent newspaper
The president has given his cabinet an "A" for performance in the first quarter. The people's grade is not so clear - some have started to earn more, some have seen the value of their savings fall... The opposition has given the government an "F", but Ukrainians don't seem to agree, judging from the poor attendance at protest actions staged by the government's opponents. Many people are worried about rising prices. But these concerns have not affected the credit of popular trust that Yushchenko and Prime Minister Yuliya Tymoshenko still enjoy.
One Plus One Television
Nominal incomes are up 40% in the first quarter. The fight against corruption has helped to increase budget receipts by 62%. But GDP growth is slowing, prices are rising and the opposition says the government cannot afford higher social spending... The promised economic miracle has not yet materialized, but it is too early to judge the government.
Stolichnyye Novosti newspaper
Many voters actually like the government's tough methods of dealing with economic problems. The "strong hand" policy is popular with Ukrainians... Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's popularity rating has even edged up since she took office - from 50.4% to 50.5%... The president and prime minister certainly have no reason to worry about their personal approval ratings, although the prospects for the political forces they lead are not so clear.
Inter TV
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