Parliamentary parties doubt results of Public Opinion Barometer
- 16.11.2011 17:10
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Representatives of the four parliamentary parties do not believe in the Public Opinion Barometer that was made public on November 16. They say that their parties have better chances in the elections than those shown by the poll, Info-Prim Neo reports.
Communist MP Vadim Misin said the results of the similar surveys carried out earlier were different from the results scored in the elections.
“When the referendum was held in 2010, the same Barometer said the turnout would be 75-80% and 70% would answer “for”. And what happened? These institutions should disappear because of such failures. The Communist Party will poll as many votes as it needs. Those who left our party will become like Turcan, Stepaniuc and others,” he stated.
The leader of the Liberal-Democratic parliamentary group Valeriu Strelet said the PLDM has never counted on opinion polls as they are not always accurate. “The poll figures do not represent reasons for relaxation or deception. We work every day and will continue working as the PLDM knows its duties,” said Valeriu Strelet.
“As far as I know, the PL’s popular approval rating has slightly increased. We have a balanced attitude towards what’s happening and certain emotions are explicable in the given situation. The next sittings of the legislative body will clarify things,” said the head of the Liberal group Ion Hadarca.
The Liberal Party head Marian Lupu said the Public Opinion Barometer is compiled based on both objective and subjective opinions. “We experienced situations when the poll figures were different from the real ones. The figures can change. We will work to change the situation,” he stated.
According to the Public Opinion Barometer, if legislative elections were held next Sunday, 33% of the respondents would vote for the PCRM, 18% for the PLDM, 12% for the PL, while 8% for the PDM. 20% of the respondents have not yet decided who to vote for. Commissioned by the Public Policy Institute, the Public Opinion Barometer was conducted by the Center for Sociological Investigations and Marketing CBS-AXA between October 22 and November 6. It covered a sample of 1 113 persons from 99 settlements. The margin of sampling error is 3%.
