Six parties would enter Parliament, poll

Six political parties would enter the Parliament of Moldova, says a poll presented by the Association of Sociologists and Demographers on November 22. According to the poll, the PCRM would win most of the votes - 32%. It would be followed by the PLDM with 22%, the PDM with 12%, the PL with 11%, the AMN with 7%, and the PUM with 5%. Thus, the PCRM would hold 34 seats of MP, while the parties that formed the Alliance for European Integration – 60. The PLDM leader, Prime Minister Vlad Filat is the most trusted political figure, according to the answers to a closed question (who of the following politicians do you trust the most?). He is followed by Marian Lupu, Dorin Chirtoaca, Vladimir Voronin and other politicians. In the case of an open question, 26.2% of the respondents chose Vladimir Voronin, 22.7% - Vlad Filat, 13% - Marian Lupu, while 11% - Mihai Ghimpu. One third of the participants in the poll said they trust no one. The poll covered the Transnistrian region as well. 75% of the respondents living on the right bank of the Nistru and 64% of those living on the left bank are concerned about the rise in the prices of food products and energy resources, 41% and, respectively 48% - about unemployment, while 34%/39% - about the children’s future. About 47% of those polled said the quality of life in their settlement has worsened during a year, 39% consider it remained unchanged, while 13% said it has improved. The picture of the answers given by the respondents from the Transnistrian region looks as follows: 37%, 37% and 23% respectively. 52% of the respondents believe the reforms in Moldova are insufficient and only 25% consider they are favorable. 23% could not give an answer. This shows the people have a rather negative attitude towards the development path followed by Moldova, say the authors of the poll. Over 3/4 of those questioned (79%) said they have been affected by the world financial crisis, 10% said they did not feel its consequences yet, while 11% of them could not formulate an answer. The figures for the Transnistrian region are 57%, 28% and 15% respectively.