Almost 70% of Romanians believe that the decisions of the Constitutional Court in recent years have been rather politically influenced, reveals a survey conducted by Flash Data.
According to the research, 69% of the respondents believe that the decisions of the Constitutional Court in recent years have been rather politically influenced, while 19% consider that they have been rather ”correct” and ”balanced.’ To this question, 12% indicated that they cannot evaluate how the decisions of the Constitutional Court in recent years have been.
Also, 46% of Romanians evaluate the action of the Constitutional Court to cancel the 2024 elections as ”an unjustified action that undermines democracy,’, 41% believe that it was ”a necessary action to ensure the fairness of the electoral process,’, 9% classify it as a ”controversial decision that can create political instability,’, and 4% do not have an opinion on this case.
When asked to what extent they agree with the statements that Calin Georgescu’s campaign benefited from external support and disinformation strategies on social networks, 30% of Romanians responded that they completely disagree, 27% – completely agree, 13% – disagree, 11% – partially agree, and 19% have no opinion.
Respondents were also asked whether it is good that state institutions allow Calin Georgescu to run in the next presidential elections: 39% of Romanians answered that it is very good, 37% that it is very bad, 15% – good and 9% – bad.
In the current international context, 47% of Romanians choose closer ties with the European Union, 43% – closer ties with the US, and 10% do not know or do not answer regarding the two options.
The survey was conducted by Flash Data at the national level, between February 14 and 16, on a sample of 7,500 respondents. The validation of the sample was carried out according to the AEP data on voter turnout in the 2024 presidential elections. The data collection method was the online questionnaire with targeting by location, age, urban/rural. The margin of error is +/- 3.5%.
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