AUR, the party led by George Simion remains in the top voting options, if parliamentary elections were held next Sunday, but it falls below the 40% threshold for the first time since the presidential elections, according to the latest INSCOP poll. The PNL is also in a slight decline, while the PSD and USR are growing in popularity compared to October. If parliamentary elections were held next Sunday, the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) would lead the ranking with 38% of voter preferences. The party, led by George Simion, shows a decline after polling over 40% in June, September, and October. It is followed by PSD with 19.5%, PNL with 14.6%, and USR with 12.3%. Compared to October, PSD and USR show slight increases, while PNL experiences a minor decrease in voting intentions. UDMR would gather 4.8% of voter support, followed by SENS with 3.2%, POT with 3.1%, and SOS with 1.7%. According to the survey, the last three parties would not meet the threshold required to enter Parliament. The same survey also shows that 60.5% of voters are certain to go to the polls, while 17.4% would not vote. The survey was conducted by INSCOP Research on behalf of the platform Informat.ro in partnership with the think-tank Strategic Thinking Group. Data were collected between October 25 and November 2, 2025, using the CATI method (telephone interviews), with a simple stratified sample of 3,000 respondents aged 18 and older. The maximum margin of error is ±1.8%, 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 […]
Contakt Express Logistik, one of Romania’s leading retailers of mobile phone and tablet accessories, with a network of over 235 stores, is set to launch the initial public offering (IPO) between November 12 and December 3, 2025. The company offers a wide range of products, including cases, screen protectors, chargers, and gadgets, both in physical […]
Romania attracts fewer international tourists today than it did during the communist era, making it the only country in Europe in this situation, the National Association of Travel Agencies (ANAT) warned, as reported by news agency Agerpres. According to the organization, Romania received more than 3.4...
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 […]
