In the first round of the presidential elections, most of the votes would be polled by the Socialists’ candidate Igor Dodon, but these would not be enough for him to be declared a winner. He would be followed by the Democratic Party’s candidate Marian Lupu. Therefore, the eventual runoff elections would involve these two candidates, shows a poll by the Association of Sociologists and Demographers of Moldova presented on October 21, IPN reports.
Some 84.2% of the respondents consider the direction in which the country goes is mistaken. Poverty, the living standards, small pensions and benefits, corruption, high prices and tariffs worry the respondents the most. Over 48% of those polled consider the direct election of the President will help solve the country’s problems, while 43% believe the opposite. More than half of those interviewed said they are not seriously interested in politics.
Asked which of the political personalities they trust, most of the respondents mentioned Igor Dodon, Maia Sandu, leader of Party “Action and Solidarity”, and Marian Lupu. When asked who they would vote for if presidential elections were held next Sunday, 40.5% of those polled said they would vote for Igor Dodon, 13.2% for Marian Lupu, while 13% for Maia Sandu.
As regards political parties, the Party of Socialists (PSRM) is the most trusted one, being followed by the Party “Action and Solidarity” (PAS), the Democratic Party (PDM), the Party “Platform Dignity and Truth” (PPPDA), the Political Party “Our Party” (PPPN), the European People’s Party of Moldova, and the Party of Communists.
If parliamentary elections were held next Sunday, about 57% of those polled would definitely vote in elections. The PSRM would gain most of the votes, followed by the PAS, PDM, PPPN and PPPDA. The other parties would not pass the election threshold. Each fourth person is undecided who to vote for. Over 54% of those polled would like parliamentary elections to take place this year.
In case of a referendum on the country’s external development course, 41% would vote for entry into the UE, while 44.3% for entry into the Eurasian Union. They others haven’t yet decided or didn’t want to answer.
The poll was carried out between October 9 and 18 and covered a sample of 1,569 respondents from 83 communities. The margin of sampling error is 2.4%.
