In the event of a referendum on the accession of the Republic of Moldova to the European Union, half of the citizens would vote in favor, while 35% would be against. The data is contained in the IMAS socio-political Barometer – June 2026. The study shows that, although the majority of respondents remain skeptical about accession by 2028, there is still a slight increase in optimism compared to the beginning of the year.
The General Director of IMAS, Doru Petruti, stated at a press conference at IPN that, when it comes to the foreign policy orientation of the Republic of Moldova, 44% of respondents support maintaining a balance between Russia and the European Union. At the same time, the pro-European option remains more clearly defined and gathers 34% of preferences, while the pro-Russian orientation is supported by 13% of participants.
Doru Petruti mentioned that there is an observed increase of about 4% in support for EU membership, a trend similar to the slight increase in support for unification with Romania, developments which he considers parallel. According to the survey, 34% of respondents would vote for unification with Romania, while 55% would oppose. In the case of NATO membership, 25% declare that they would support this option, while 58% declare themselves against.
Regarding the prospects of joining the European Union, 27% of respondents believe that the Republic of Moldova could become a member state by 2028, while 65% consider this unlikely. For the horizon of the year 2030, 43% of respondents consider accession possible, and 48% exclude it.
At the same time, 79% of participants believe that the Republic of Moldova should be treated separately from Ukraine in the European integration process, while only 12% support a joint advancement of the two states on this path.
The socio-political barometer was conducted between June 1-14 on a sample of 1,116 people from 86 localities. The maximum sampling error is ±3%. The survey was commissioned by Independent News (Romania).
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