If parliamentary elections were held in Moldova next Sunday, four parties would enter the legislative body, namely the Party of Socialists (PSRM), the electoral bloc ACUM and the Democratic Party (PDM). According to the Public Opinion Barometer presented by the Institute for Public Policy, the PSRM would poll 20% of the vote, ACUM – 11.7%, while the PDM – 9%. The rest of the contestants would not pass the election threshold of 6%. Some 53.5% of those interviewed said they haven’t yet decided who to vote for.
In a news conference at IPN, IPP executive director Arcadie Barbăroșie said the poll was carried out during January 19-31 and didn’t embrace the parties that weren’t registered by the period covered by the survey. If elections were held next Sunday, 48.3% of the respondents are absolutely sure they would got to vote, 20.5% are sure, while 13.5% said they would probably vote. 14% said they would rather not go to the polls. According to Arcadie Barbăroșie, respondents’ options, including the political ones, can yet change on the election day.
Asked what type of candidate they would vote for in their uninominal constituency , 35.5% of the respondents said they would vote for a candidate proposed by parties, while 20% – for an independent candidate. 37.7% do not know and 6.7% didn’t answer. As to political personalities in whom the population has confidence, the study shows 53.3% do not have confidence in any of the politicians, while 12.7% could not answer this question. 13.1% of those polled trust Igor Dodon, 3.7% Andrei Năstase, 3.7% Vlad Plahotniuc, 3.6% Maia Sandu, while 3.3% Ilan Șor.
Almost 81% of the respondents said Moldova is not governed according to the people’s will. Also, 68.8% consider the elections in Moldova are not free and fair. Among the most important problems that need to be urgently addressed are the improvement of the living standards (68.8%), the economic development (61.9%) and the fight against corruption (52.2%).
If a referendum on Moldova’s entry into the EU was held next Sunday, 46.9% would vote for, while 25.9% would vote against. If a referendum on Moldova’s entry into the Eurasian Union (Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan) was held, 44.8% would vote for, while 28.9% would vote against. When asked to make a choice between the EU and the Eurasian Union, 35.6% of those polled chose the first, while 32.2% the second. Another 32.2% didn’t given an answer.
The poll was conducted by the Center of Sociological Investigations and Marketing CBC-AXA during January 19-31. It covered a sample of 1,224 persons from 90 localities. The margin of sampling error is 3%.
