Key Findings

 

  • Most Romanians feel that the country is heading in the wrong direction (62% in July as compared to 56% in January).
  • Satisfaction about the standard of living is increasing (53% were content, as compared to 48% in December, the same level that had been recorded in October 2015)
  • Trust in the main political leaders stabilizes: Iohannis registers 36%, Ponta and Ciolos – 30-31%, Băsescu – 18%.
  • PSD moves towards attracting 41% of the votes, PNL moves towards 31%, the distance between the top two competitors and the rest is significant.
  • PMP crosses the 5% threshold. USB/R and UDMR are close to this limit, whereas ALDE seems to have fallen under the representation threshold.

Regarding the relation with Russia:

  • There is fear of war, but it is not acute, especially in the context of the appreciation for the Deveselu shield and the perception of an immediate NATO back-up in the case of a prospective armed conflict.
  • Putin is seen as less credible than Obama.
  • Even though generally Russia is not liked, the majority opinion favors a prudent approach of the relation with this state, of increased economic exchange and even of admiration for the “defensive” line taken by the Kremlin.

 

For more information, please access the study HERE

For the Romanian version of the study, please access this LINK.

 

 

 


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