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%.
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