If early parliamentary elections were held next Sunday, four political parties would enter Parliament. 27.1% of the respondents of a poll would vote for the Party of Socialists (PSRM), 15.7% for the Democratic Party (PDM), 7.1% for the Party “Platform Dignity and Truth” (PPPDA), while 5.8% for the Party “Action and Solidarity” (PAS). The number of the undecided ones is higher than 17%. The results of the poll commissioned by the Foundation for a Modern Democracy to the Institute for Marketing and Polls IMAS was presented in a news conference at IPN.
According to IMAS director general Doru Petrutsi, the number of undecided respondents increased compared with the poll carried out in June. There was an additional question for the undecided ones: “Which is the party you sympathies with (no matter how much)?”. Thus, the parts could gain additional points: PSRM – 1.4%, PDM – 1.5%, PPPDA – 1% and PAS – 0.3%. The Party of Communists (PCRM) would garner slightly over 6% with the votes of the undecided ones (0.6%) and would thus enter Parliament.
The respondents were asked how interested in the parliamentary elections of February 24, 2019 they were. The answers were measured based on a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 means that the elections do not interest them at all and 10 that they are very interested in them. Doru Petrutsi said the interest is at a rather high level. Over 50% of those polled gave grades of 8, 9 and 10.
“This is an indicator that assesses also the voter turnout. But half of the voters are rather undecided as to who to give their vote to. There is yet another half of voters who know who to vote for and this means the changes shown by other indicators presented until now can be rather volatile. This is a sign that the population reacts to the agenda of politicians and also to the absence of the agenda,” explained Doru Petrutsi.
Another question that precedes the voting intention, but presents a different picture is: “Which of the parties or political organizations can improve the situation in our country?”. Some 23.3% of those surveyed said the PSRM, 15.9% – the PDM, 6.6% – the PPPDA, 5.7% – the PCRM, 4.7% - the PAS and 4.3% - the Shor Party. The last party, according to Doru Petrutsi, is an interesting entrant.
The respondents were asked about the main reasons for which they choose to vote one party of another. Those interviewed mainly said they like the issues addressed by the party, the values promoted by this or the team or the politicians of the party.
By the grades given by the respondents to the activity of politicians, President Igor Dodon tops the rankings. He is followed by Pavel Filip, Vladimir Voronin, Ilan Shor, Vlad Plahotniuc and Irina Vlah.
The poll covered a sample of 1,475 respondents from 114 localities older than 18 and was conducted between October 20 and November 9 this year.
