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Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Rybak has stated that he supports the candidacy of Oleksandr Popov for the position of Kyiv mayor.

“I will support Popov. When I worked at the Cabinet of Ministers I
saw many mayors, the heads of administrations, and I saw everyone’s
style of work. When I came to Poltava region and got acquainted with
mayor Popov, I saw that people respected this mayor,” Rybak said in a
program broadcast by the Inter Channel on December 14.

“Today, I can say that Popov is an honest, respectable, and fair person… he can work,” Rybak said.

Oleksandr Popov currently head Kyiv City State Administration.