More than 85% of the citizens said they would definitely vote in the presidential election of October 20. 35.8% would vote for Maia Sandu, 9% – for Alexandr Stoianoglo and 6.4% - for Renato Usatyi. These are the results of an opinion poll conducted by the sociological company CBS Research and commissioned by WatchDog.MD.
“In recent weeks, we have witnessed a turmoil given that the increase in the number of undecided voters has been continuous, practically since May, but became more accentuated in recent months. And today it constitutes 28.1% of the participants in the survey. Also, we have an increase in the number of those who do not want to answer this question, these figures being practically the only ones that saw significant increases,” Vasile Cantarji, director of CBS Research, told a news conference hosted by IPN.
WatchDog.MD community head Valeriu Pașa noted that incumbent President Maia Sandu has had a very stable rating in the course of this year, with small variations. Insignificant changes were also seen in the score of the Party of Socialists’ candidate Alexandr Stoianoglo, of around 10%. There was an increase in Renato Usatyi’s rating. Now there is apparently a particular decrease.
Valeriu Pașa noted that there is a difference also in determining the voter turnout. “The fact that someone has 6% in this poll does not mean that all those who say they would vote for him/her would come to vote. And here the level of determination, of mobilization is different from one candidate to another,” said the president of WatchDog.MD community.
According to Valeriu Pasa, compared to the first half of this year, the candidates who traditionally compete for left-wing votes have seen a decrease in ratings. The number of undecided voters has increased, primarily among voters with conventionally left-wing views.
The survey also shows that 46.5% of respondents consider the direction in which Moldova is going to be the right one, while 42.8% consider it to be wrong.
The survey was conducted on the controlled territory of the Republic of Moldova and excludes the diaspora and the citizens living on the left bank of the Nistru. It was carried out during October 11-16 and covered a sample of 1,034 people aged 18 and over. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3.05%.
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