INSCOP research survey: Half of Romanians would be willing to vote for a newly formed party

 Half of Romanians would be willing to vote for a newly formed party in the next elections, according to an INSCOP Research opinion survey conducted between September 1-9, 2025.When asked if they would support a new political party in future elections, 50.6 percent of respondents said "yes" (compared to 29.8 percent in May 2015), 28.8 percent said "no" (down from 35.8 percent in May 2015), while 19.9 percent were undecided (compared to 23.6 percent in May 2015). The share of non-responses was 0.8 percent.Those willing to vote for a newly formed party include 38 percent of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) voters, 44 percent of the National Liberal Party (PNL) voters, 50 percent of the Save Romania Union (USR) voters and 60 percent of the Alliance for Romanians Union (AUR) voters.The same option was chosen by 54 percent of men and 48 percent of women, as well as 64 percent of respondents under the age of 30, 57 percent of those aged 30 to 44, 53 percent of those between 45 and 59, and 36 percent of respondents over 60.Furthermore, 53 percent of respondents with primary education, 50 percent with secondary education and 49 percent with higher education, 46 percent of Bucharest residents, 52 percent of those living in cities with over 90,000 inhabitants, 54 percent in smaller urban areas and 49 percent in rural areas, as well as 46 percent of public sector workers and 60 percent of those in the private sector expressed willingness to support a new political party.According to the survey, 55.1 percent of Romanians agree with the statement: "All current parties in Romania should disappear and be replaced by new ones," while, 40.7 percent disagree and 4.1 percent did not know or did not respond.Agreement with this statement was expressed by 45 percent of the PSD voters, 34 percent of the PNL voters, 33 percent of the USR voters and a significant 71 percent of the AUR voters.The statement was also supported by 58 percent of men and 53 percent of women, 62 percent of those under 30, 58 percent aged 30 and 44, 51 percent aged 45 and 59, and 52 percent of those over 60.Furthermore, the INSCOP Research survey shows that 72 percent of respondents with primary education, 55 percent with secondary education and 35 percent with higher education, 44 percent of Bucharest residents, 49 percent of those living in cities with over 90,000 inhabitants, 61 percent in smaller urban areas, and 58 percent in rural areas, as well as 43 percent of public sector workers and 57 percent of those working in the private sector agree with the statement.INSCOP Research CEO Remus Stefureac stated that "the high level of public dissatisfaction with the current political parties, highlighted by the 55 percent of Romanians who say they would like to see them disappear and be replaced with new ones, and the 50 percent who say they would vote for a newly formed party suggests not just a crisis of confidence in the traditional political class, but also a desire for a structural reset of the political system, which goes beyond isolated dissatisfaction with the current government.""Moreover, compared to the situation ten years ago, the share of those who would vote for a new party has significantly increased from approximately 30 percent in 2015 to 50 percent in 2025, which, at least declaratively, confirms a very high willingness among Romanians to turn dissatisfaction and frustration into political action. The demographic profile of those who want to replace the existing parties and would be willing to vote for new ones shows that young people in particular (aged 18-29, but also 30-44) are more dissatisfied with the current political parties and more inclined to support new ones. Similar and even more pronounced trends are seen among private sector employees, people with primary education and AUR voters," Stefureac added.The research method used was the interview conducted through a questionnaire.The data were collected using the CATI method (telephone interviews), with a simple, stratified sample of 1,103 individuals, representative of the significant socio-demographic categories (sex, age, occupation) for Romania's non-institutionalized population aged 18 and over.The maximum margin of error is ?2.95 percent, with a confidence level of 95 percent.