Over 75% of the respondents of the Public Opinion Barometer, released on April 16, believe things in Moldova go wrong. Director of the Institute of Public Policy Arcadie Barbarosie, who presented the results of the survey, said similar figures were recorded in the period of the political crisis of the autumn of 2011 and the spring of 2013 and in the crisis years 1998 and 2001, before the parliamentary elections, IPN reports.
The population continues to be dissatisfied with what the country’s administration does in a number of areas, with over 90% of those polled being dissatisfied or slightly satisfied with the size of their pays. More than 90% of the respondents are also dissatisfied with the size of pensions and the employment rate. Over 80% of those questioned are not satisfied with their living conditions, while 84% said the incomes of their families are enough for the basic necessities only or not even for these.
Asked about the situation at Banca de Economii, Banca Sociala and Unibank, 72% of those surveyed said the dirty games of those who are in power led to the appearance of problems at the three banks and the taking out of a huge sum of money out of the country. When asked who is to blame for the situation at these banks, without being given possible answers, over 40% of the respondents answered Vlad Filat, 36% - Vlad Plahotniuc, while over 9% - Ilan Shor.
Prices remain the population’s major concern. 58% of those polled are concerned about the rate of inflation. Some 50% are concerned about poverty, while over 40% - about their children’s future. Almost 90% of the respondents said they are not at all satisfied or rather dissatisfied with the political affairs.
As regards the information sources, the television remains the main source of information for 83% of those questioned, who watch TV every day. The Internet ranks second, being used daily by 44% of the respondents. 39% of those surveyed listen daily to radio stations.
Asked if they feel free to say what they want about the government, 51% of the respondents answered affirmatively. 33% said they feel free to take to the streets to protest, while over 60% said they would not risk going out to protest.
The poll was carried out by the Center for Sociological Investigations and Marketing CBS-AXA between March 28 and April 7 on a representative sample of 1,104 people from 85 settlements, except for the Transnistrian region. The margin of sampling error is plus-minus 3%.
