Ooni Koda
  1. Home
  2. /
  3. Newsfeed
  4. /
  5. INSCOP opinion poll: 65.7pct of Romanians would prefer...

INSCOP opinion poll: 65.7pct of Romanians would prefer an experienced, pro-Western president

November 11, 2024

More than 67% of Romanians would prefer the future president of the country to be a pro-Western candidate, according to an INSCOP opinion poll conducted between October 11 and 18.At the same time, more than 70.6% of the interviewees declared that they would rather prefer a candidate with experience, while 44.5% of the survey participants would prefer that the future president be someone independent of the parties, according to Inscop Research."The vast majority of Romanians declare that they would like a pro-Western president with experience. Regarding the relationship with the political parties, Romanians are divided into two relatively equal camps, half declaring that they would prefer a president independent of parties, while the other half said that they would prefer a party's representative as president. The generic options of the Romanians that define the main traits of the president's profile are relevant especially for the second round of the presidential elections," stated the head of INSCOP Research, Remus Stefureac.According to the collected data, 67.5% of Romanians would prefer the future president to be a pro-Western candidate, while 17.1% would rather prefer an anti-Western candidate. Also, 3.9% of the respondents say that this aspect does not matter, while 11.5% did not know or did not answer.Respondents who would rather prefer a pro-Western candidate are those who would vote especially for Mircea Geoana and Elena Lasconi, the USR (Save Romania Union) voters, young people under 30, people with higher education, residents of Bucharest or large urban areas. The respondents who would rather prefer an anti-Western candidate are those who would vote for George Simion, AUR (Alliance for the Union of Romanians) voters, those with primary education and TikTok users.At the same time, 70.6% of the respondents said that they would rather prefer someone with experience, while 24.5% say that they would rather prefer someone younger. Also, 3.7% of the interviewees say that this aspect does not matter, and 1.2% did not know or did not answer.Also, 44.5% of the survey participants would prefer the future president of Romania to be someone independent of parties, while 41.9% would rather prefer the representative of a political party for the first position in the state. 7.1% said that this aspect does not matter, and 6.5% did not know or did not answer.The opinion poll was commissioned by the daily newspaper 'Libertatea,' using the CATI method, based on a simple stratified sample of 1,106 people, representative of the significant socio-demographic categories (sex, age, occupation) for the non-institutionalized population of Romania, aged 18 years and over. The maximum allowed error of the data is plus/minus 2.95%, at a confidence level of 95%.

Read in full - click here
Marcel Ciolacu travels to UK for first visit of a Romanian prime minister in 17 years

Romania's prime minister Marcel Ciolacu is on a working visit to the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland on November 12-13, attending the Romania-Great Britain Economic Forum. The visit is also the first of a Romanian PM to the UK in 17 years. Marcel Ciolacu is also set to meet British counterpart Keir Starmer, the Speaker […]

Orange Romania reopens landmark Telephone Palace in Bucharest

Orange Romania announced the reopening of the Telephone Palace (Palatul Telefoanelor), a historical monument on Calea Victoriei avenue in Bucharest built in the 1930s for telecommunications specialists. The company's goal is to bring together its teams in Bucharest in two neighboring buildings: the Tandem central office on Matei Millo Street and the Telephone Palace. The […]

Bot farms present in Romania but do not pose threat, Intelligence Service says

Romania’s internal intelligence service SRI has confirmed the presence of troll farms, bots, and fake accounts in the country, but states that the phenomenon does not pose a threat to national security. The statement comes after a presidential candidate was accused of running such networks to his own benefit. The service also denied any foreign […]

Cristina Nuță, a strategic leader in the financial sector, joins Goldbach Group as CFO

Goldbach Grup, a holding that brings together companies with over 13 years of experience in the development and implementation of complex projects in areas such as urban development, real estate, construction, architecture, renewable energy and consulting in the field of European funds, announces the co-optation of Cristina Nuță, a strategic leader in financial management, in […]

All Is Blurred: London art gallery hosts solo exhibition of Romanian artist Ur Kasin

The JD Malat Gallery hosts contemporary Romanian artist Ur Kasin’s debut solo exhibition in London. Titled All Is Blurred, the show features six monumental compositions “that explore the psychological journey of a character that he has created, navigating his way through a complex and unforgiving world.” Kasin subverts the traditional subject matter of the large-scale […]

Romania’s famous Peleș Castle Museum faces ticketing scam allegations

Employees at Romania’s famous Peleș Castle Museum were recently accused of forming a network involved in the illicit reselling of entry tickets, a long-running ploy allegedly used by the staff. The museum, in turn, says that allegations refer to the acts of a single individual in 2018, with no credible connection to the present. The […]