Almost 70% of Romanians would vote for a nationalist candidate for the position of president, who promotes religious values and supports the traditional family, reveals an INSCOP survey presented on Tuesday, the percentage being slightly higher than two years ago. However, only 16% would maintain their choice if such a party/candidate were to propose closer ties with Russia. According to the survey, 69.1% of Romanians would vote for a nationalist party or candidate for the position of president, who promotes religious values and supports the traditional family (compared to 65.7% in January 2022). 27.3% declare that they would not vote for such a party/candidate (compared to 32.8% in January 2022). 3.6% do not know or do not respond out of the total sample. By comparison, in January 2022, of those willing to vote for a nationalist party (65.7% of the total sample), 26% stated they would maintain their choice (approximately 17% of the total survey participants), while 68.4% supported the opposite. Hypothetical voting intention for a nationalist party proposing the nationalization of companies exploiting natural resources 37.4% of those willing to vote for a nationalist party or candidate for the position of president (69.1% of the total sample in December 2024) would maintain their choice if such a party/candidate were to propose the nationalization of companies exploiting natural resources (which represents approximately 25.9% of the total survey participants). 52.2% would change their choice. 10.4% do not know or do not respond. The survey was conducted by INSCOP Research on behalf of Funky Citizens. The data was collected between December 16-23, 2024. Research method: sociological survey through a questionnaire. The data was collected through the CATI method (telephone interviews), with a multistage stratified sample volume of 1000 people, representative of significant socio-demographic categories (gender, age, occupation) for the non-institutionalized population of Romania, aged 18 and over. The maximum permissible data error is +/- 3.1%, with a confidence level of 95%.
Representatives of the ruling Social Democratic Party, PSD, gathered for a congress in Bucharest on Friday, November 7, to elect new leadership and to amend the party’s Statute. The only candidate for party leader is Sorin Grindeanu, who held the interim position after Marcel Ciolacu's resignation in May. In his speech at the congress, Sorin […]
The e-commerce sector recorded strong early results on Black Friday 2025, according to real-time data released on Friday, November 7, by PayU GPO Romania from its dedicated Media Center. By 14:10, the payment processor reported successful transactions totaling RON 514 million (roughly EUR 101 million). PayU said shoppers had made roughly 889,000 purchases, with around […]
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InterCapital ETF, the first international ETF provider in Romania, will launch two new exchange-traded funds on the Bucharest Stock Exchange starting November 11, 2025. The new instruments are the InterCapital CROBEX10 TR UCITS ETF, which offers exposure to the Croatian blue-chip equity market by tracking the performance of the CROBEX10tr index, and the InterCapital EUR […]
The Competition Councils of Romania, Bulgaria, and the Republic of Moldova have granted the necessary authorizations and approvals for the completion of the transaction through which Maspex Romania takes over the majority shareholding of Purcari Wineries. The Maspex Group, which has been present in Romania for nearly 30 years, became the majority shareholder of one […]
