The political tendencies shown by the latest opinion polls are to be trusted, say pundits invited at Replica talk-show on the pro-government channel Prime.

Analyst Vitali Andrievschi said he trusted more the trends reflected in these polls, while admitting that the figures could still change. He was surprised to see the Shor Party’s score rise despite what he thought were some unrealistic promises. However, he explained, there is a category of people who believe in the idea of social gorceries and are desperate for miracles. As for the electoral bloc ACUM, Andrievschi said the two component parties shouldn’t have hoped for their scores to simply add together; along with their individual advantages, also came their disadvantages, which affected their aggregate approval.

Political pundit Vitali Catana thinks the IMAS poll confirmed previous tendences. “We have the Socialists - who are somewhat outside this political battle fought between the Democrats and the opposition bloc ACUM - and whose support is shrinking, but very slightly (...) Then there is this battle, where the governing Democrats are improving their score, and the ACUM bloc is yielding ground. It’s a trend that is consistent with previous polls”. He noted that two more parties are approaching the electoral threshold - the Shor Party and the Communists - and their success will depend on how well they can advance their campaigns.

The journalist Constantin Olteanu thinks the rise seen by the Democrats in polls is a reflection of some government projects picking up steam as well as of their whistle-stop campaigning tactics. “The Socialists are virtually stagnating or slightly losing support because they haven’t changed their format a bit, unlike others who did so in February compared to December”. At the same time, Olteanu thinks the ACUM bloc has been losing ground because it’s no longer the only opposition voice in a choir of other dissenting voices that appeared in the meantime.