To improve the socioeconomic situation in the country, the administration should be changed, consider 42% of the respondents who took part in the Public Opinion Barometer for last month. The poll’s results were presented on May 4, IPN reports.

Some 22% of the respondents believe that to improve the situation, corruption should be fought. Among other answers given are to improve the law functioning mechanism, to develop enterprises and to attract investments. Among the main concerns expressed by the respondents are unemployment, poverty and corruption. Almost 86% of those questioned consider the country follows a wrong path.

Over 37% of the respondents said their current incomes do not cover the bare essentials, while slightly over 40% said they afford only the basic necessities. Over 60% of those surveyed said they feel free to say what they believe about the country’s administration and even to take to the streets to protest against the decisions taken by this.

Over 40% of those polled consider the Filip Government did nothing to differentiate itself from the previous governments. Over 23% think this government is better, while 17% believe it is worse. If they were invited to an antigovernment protest, more than 36% of the respondents said they would go to it or would go on strike, while 57% said they would not go.

Over 60% of those surveyed think the current relations between Moldova and the EU and between Moldova and Romania are very bad. Half of the respondents said the relations with the U.S. or with Ukraine are also bad. Almost half of those questioned said they would not leave Moldova if they were offered, 36% would go abroad for a period, while 15% would leave for good.

The Public Opinion Barometer was commissioned by the Institute for Public Policy. The poll was carried out between April 16 and 24 and covered a sample of 1,143 persons from 86 communities. The margin of sampling error is 2.8%.