A poll conducted by the Avangarde Socio-Behavioral Studies Group shows that, if presidential elections were held next Sunday, George Simion would gather 30% of the votes, Crin Antonescu would receive 23%, followed by Nicusor Dan with 21%.The research estimates that 45% of the respondents have already decided who they will vote for, while 54% have not made a decision yet.If elections were held next Sunday, 30% of respondents would vote for George Simion (Alliance for Romanians' Union-AUR+POT), 23% for Crin Antonescu (Social Democratic Party-PSD+National Liberal Party-PNL+Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania-UDMR), 21% for Nicusor Dan (independent), 14% for Victor Ponta (independent), 8% for Elena Lasconi (Save Romania Union-USR), 1% for Daniel Funeriu (independent) and 3% would choose a different candidate.At the same time, 47% of those surveyed identified themselves as centre-oriented ideologically, while 21% consider themselves right-wing and 17% left-wing.On the other hand, 36% of respondents said that they are more likely to be part of the "pro-Western camp," while 22% see themselves in the "sovereignist camp." 38% said they do not belong to either of these camps.The poll was conducted nationwide between March 19 and 23, on 1,300 subjects, using the Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) method. The maximum sampling error, with a 95% confidence level, is +/- 2.3%.
The Romanian Cultural Institute (ICR) in London hosts a special event on June 24 to mark the permanent display of The Transylvania Florilegium, a two-volume botanical art album celebrating the unique flora of Transylvania. The books, donated by Addison Publications, are valued at GBP 25,000 and will be available for public viewing and consultation at […]
Romanian audiobook and e-book streaming platform Voxa has officially entered the Latin American market, continuing its international expansion with launches in Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, and Peru. The move brings the company’s technology to a region of over 300 million potential digital content consumers. The Latin American launch, which began in April 2025, marks a […]
The garden of the “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History in Bucharest announced the opening of a greenhouse with live tropical butterflies on Friday, June 20. The new space is located in the museum’s courtyard and is populated by tropical butterflies that can be seen in free flight. Among the butterflies are spectacular species […]
Judge Lia Savonea has been appointed president of the High Court of Cassation and Justice, Romania’s top judicial authority, following a vote by the Judges’ Section of the Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM), Hotnews.ro reported on June 23. Savonea received...
Romania's new government is weighing the introduction of a temporary tax on what it terms the "excessive profit" of banks, according to the ruling strategy confirmed by minister of finance Alexandru Nazare and cited by Economedia.ro on June 23. The measure is expected to generate...
Romania’s new government plans to repeal the current regulation requiring state-owned companies to distribute the majority of their annual profits as dividends, according to the official ruling strategy signed by the four-party coalition. Instead, profits generated by state-owned energy companies will be reinvested through a newly established energy investment fund,
