AUR candidate George Simion, continues torank first in the race for the first round of presidential elections of May 4, according to an opinion poll made by AtlasIntel for HotNews, over April 17-22. Data show that Simion lost in 9 days most of what he had won in a month, for the second round of elections. At the same time, he reduced the difference to any oponent, in a presidential final round. According to the survey, Simion is credited with 31.9% of the options of people who answered the question. That means that after having grown by 3% over April 10-13, compared to March, the AUR candidate lost about half of it accrding to HotNews. Crin Antonescu, the PSD-PNL-UDMR candidate ranks second, credited with 22.6% of votes, 2% less than 9 days ago, when he had 24.7%. Independent candidate Nicusor Dan is 0.6% below, with 22%, with a slight increase to 21.2%. Ranking 4th is Victor Ponta, credited with 10.2%, from 9.7%, while Elena Lasconi is 5th, with 5.5%, slightly higher than in the previous survey. In the second round, George Simion gets fewer votes than his counterparts, except for Victor Ponta. However, Crin Antonescu's advance versus George Simion drops from 12.9% to 5%, Lasconi's advance versus Simion drops from 3.5% to 2%, Nicusor Dan's advance versus George Simion drops from 3.2% to 3%. At the same time, in a final round Nicusor Dan-Crin Antonescu, the latter would get 31% of votes versus 28% of the general mayor's votes, while the percentages of I don;t know/I don't vote/ nul vote – are the highest of all scenarios – 41%. AtlasIntel survey was made on a sample of 3,701 respondents, through the digital random recruiting methos (Atlas RDR) and has a margin of error of +/- 2%, for a confidence degree of 95%.
Dedeman, Romania’s largest home improvement and construction retailer, announced on Monday, September 22, that it will expand into the Republic of Moldova, marking its first entry into the neighboring market. The company said its presence across the border will deepen economic links between the two countries and confirm Moldova’s growing attractiveness for major foreign investors. […]
Romania has collected EUR 5.7 million in insurance compensation after four cultural treasures, namely the famed Dacian Helmet of Coțofenești and three gold bracelets, were stolen earlier this year from the Drents Museum in the Netherlands, the Ministry of Culture
Former US first lady Michelle Obama, the wife of Barack Obama, was in Bucharest on Thursday, September 18, to serve as the main guest at the second edition of the Impact Bucharest series of conferences. The former first lady spent about an hour in front of a large audience, speaking about her childhood in a […]
Czech president Petr Pavel spent a few days in Romania at the beginning of September while on holiday. According to statement by the Romanian Embassy in Prague, the Czech leader traveled mountain routes by motorcycle and chose modest accommodations. Pavel tried to see as much of what Romania had to offer. He planned his routes, […]
Romania is taking tangible action toward its green transition through sustainable infrastructure projects, public‑private partnerships and green bonds. Experts, government officials and business leaders have gathered today at the CES Bucharest ESG Conference, to present progress and identify solutions through which the public and private sectors can collaborate to build a sustainable and competitive economy. […]
Prime minister Ilie Bolojan announced that he will visit Brussels next week to talk to three European commissioners about deficits, defense, and EU financing. The first meeting will be with the commissioner for economy, Valdis Dombrovskis, as Romania “must adjust the issues related to deficits to be a trustworthy country, so as not to continue […]
