Marcel Ciolacu, the PSD candidate for the position of President of Romania, is leading in the voting intention ranking for the first round of the presidential elections, according to a survey conducted by INSCOP Research between October 11-18, 2024. He is followed by George Simion, the AUR candidate, and Mircea Geoana, an independent candidate. According to the INSCOP research, in relation to those who have expressed their preference for a candidate from the list, regardless of whether they declare they will definitely vote or not (78.1% of the total sample, error +/-3.3%), the voting intention ranking is as follows: Marcel Ciolacu (PSD) - 24.1% George Simion (AUR) - 20.7% Mircea Geoana (independent) - 18.1% Elena Lasconi (USR) - 15% Nicolae Ciuca (PNL) 8.2% Cristian Diaconescu (independent) - 5.1% Kelemen Hunor (UDMR) - 3.8% Cristian Terhes (Romanian National Conservative Party) - 1.9% Ludovic Orban (PMP and FD) - 1.9% Ana Birchall (independent) - 0.9% Other candidate - 0.4% For the second round of the presidential elections, INSCOP presents the following scenarios: Marcel Ciolacu vs. George Simion. If Marcel Ciolacu and George Simion were to reach the second round of the presidential elections, 56% of respondents who have chosen a candidate would vote for the current Prime Minister, and 44% for the AUR leader. Marcel Ciolacu vs. Mircea Geoana. If Marcel Ciolacu and Mircea Geoana were to reach the second round of the presidential elections, 55.6% of respondents who have chosen a candidate say they would vote for the former NATO Deputy Secretary General, and 44.4% for the current Prime Minister. Marcel Ciolacu vs. Elena Lasconi. If Marcel Ciolacu and Elena Lasconi were to reach the second round of the presidential elections, 53% of respondents who have chosen a candidate would vote for the current Prime Minister, and 47% for the USR leader. Marcel Ciolacu vs. Nicolae Ciuca. If Marcel Ciolacu and Nicolae Ciuca were to reach the second round of the presidential elections, 63.1% of respondents who have chosen a candidate say they would vote for the current Prime Minister, and 36.9% for the PNL leader. The INSCOP opinion poll was commissioned by the newspaper Libertatea. The data was collected between October 11-18, 2024, using the CATI method (telephone interviews), with a simple, stratified sample volume of 1106 individuals, representative of significant socio-demographic categories (gender, age, occupation) for the non-institutionalized population of Romania, aged 18 and over. The maximum allowable data error is +/-2.95%, with a confidence level of 95%.
Medicover has acquired the operations of the lab tests provider Synlab Group in Romania, Turkey, Cyprus, Slovenia, Croatia, and North Macedonia in a transaction worth EUR 71.3 million, the company announced. The transaction was financed from Medicover's own sources. It was carried out by Medicover for its diagnostic services division, present in Romania under the […]
Romania’s electric car market dropped 58% in March compared to 2024, mainly due to the postponement of the implementation of the new Rabla Program and uncertainties regarding the voucher value for electric cars. As such, fully electric cars accounted for just 2.75% of total new car registrations last month. The registration figures, examined by Profit.ro,...
Former president Ion Iliescu and ex-prime minister Petre Roman will stand trial over their involvement in the 1990 miners' riot (Mineriada) case, the General Prosecutor's Office announced on Wednesday, April 2. The case concerns the violent repression of the protests against Ion Iliescu's regime in mid-June 1990, only six months after the 1989 Romanian Revolution. The...
The Holland & Barrett brand, a British chain of stores specializing in dietary supplements and vegan food and one of the largest companies in the health and wellness sector in Europe, is preparing to open its first own stores in Romania. The chain will enter the local market through the Greek company Fourlis, which also […]
Archaeologists from the Buzău County Museum, in southern Romania, have discovered 31 human settlements on the construction site of a wind farm. The region where the settlements were discovered was chosen for a new wind farm because of its favorable meteorological conditions, and annual tests were conducted as early as 2010. Construction work began in […]
Romania has become the EU country with the highest unemployment rate among young people under 25 (26.3%), according to official Eurostat data published in December 2024 and analyzed by the Social Monitor, a project of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation Romania. Thus, Romania surpassed states such as Spain and Greece, where youth unemployment has always been […]
