Romania’s President Basescu conserves popular confidence, opinion poll shows (Jan 19, 2006)

IMAGE: Romania's President, Traian Basescu

(Initially published in www.romania-report.ro -- Jan 19, 2006)

President Traian Basescu and the ruling Liberal-Democrat Alliance are still preferred by Romanian voters according to a survey from the 'Social Research Bureau'.

According to the poll -- January 5-10 with 1,049 people interviewed --, Romanians show significant confidence in their president, as 65 percent of respondents said they trust Traian Basescu.

Basescu is followed with 46 percent by Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu (who regained the top position he lost for six months or so), and by Social-Democrat opposition leader Mircea Geoana, with 39 percent. Nationalist 'Greater Romania' Party leader Corneliu Vadim Tudor was ranked fourth, with 34 percent.

The now ruling Liberal-Democrat Alliance would get support from over 48 percent of interviewed voters, while only 22.5 percent would vote for the opposition Social-Democrat Party – thus, the largest Romanian political force, until recently, displays a sharp decline.

Over 13 percent would vote for the 'Greater Romania' Party, while the Hungarian Democratic Alliance scores 4.18 percent, and the Conservative Party gets 4.28%.

Romania Report