Save Romania Union (USR) would rank first in parliamentary elections if they were held within a week, while Daniel Baluta (Social Democratic Party – PSD) and Ciprian Ciucu (National Liberal Party – PNL) are the preferred candidates for the Bucharest City Hall, according to an Avangarde poll sent to AGERPRES on Sunday.
The poll was conducted on a sample of 1,070 individuals and is representative of the adult population in Bucharest Municipality. The margin of error is ą3.2%.
The interviews were carried out by telephone, between 22 and 30 August.
When asked ‘What is the most important problem in Bucharest Municipality?,’ 22% of respondents cited road infrastructure, 18% mentioned traffic congestion, 9% pointed to politics, 8% each said pollution, health and education. Other concerns included: parking spaces (6%), drug use (5%), district heating (5%), green spaces (4%), cleanliness (3%) and pedestrian infrastructure (2%). The remainder did not respond.
Asked about the most important investment needed in the Capital, 29% selected the construction of a new hospital, 18% said completion of the A0 ring road, 16% mentioned replacing the district heating pipes, and 11% prioritised building more parking facilities. Other suggested priorities included: street modernisation in neighbourhoods (8%), building new nurseries (7%), real estate development (4%), construction of a multi-purpose hall (4%) and construction of an ice rink (2%).
In response to the question ‘If the mayoral elections for Bucharest Municipality were held next Sunday, who would you personally vote for?, ‘ 72% of respondents named a specific candidate.
The top candidates were: Daniel Baluta (PSD) and Ciprian Ciucu (PNL), each with 25% of the vote, followed by Catalin Drula (USR) with 20%, Anca Alexandrescu (independent) with 18%, Vlad Gheorghe (DREPT) with 5%, Ana Ciceala (SENS) with 2% and Octavian Berceanu (independent) also with 2%.
A share of 3% of respondents chose another candidate not listed above.
When asked which party or alliance they would vote for if parliamentary elections were held next Sunday, respondents answered as follows: USR – 25%; Alliance for Romanians’ Union – AUR – 23%; PSD – 20%; PNL – 18%; Social Liberal Humanist Party – PUSL – 5%; SOS Romania – 3%; People’s Movement Party (PMP) – 2%; DREPT – 2%; SENS – 1%; other parties – 1%.
AGERPRES
