Citizens perceive the European Union as the country's main development partner and German Chancellor Angela Merkel as the most influential person in the European space. Corruption, wages, pensions, and jobs are the main concerns for the population. These are the results of the People Watch survey, executed by CBS-AXA, at the command of the IDIS Institute "Viitorul".
The People Watch survey was conducted on a sample of 1,091 people from 7 to 25 April this year.
Thus, 52% of the respondents said that the EU is the most helping Republic of Moldova, followed by Romania - 23%, Russia - 17% and the USA - 12.1%. Almost two-thirds of respondents said that financial resources should be geared to the development of the economy so that they create the most benefit for citizens and the country. At the same time, only 17% of the citizens said that road and bridge construction and repair projects were implemented in their locality and almost a third said that the financier is the European Union.
Survey data show a worrying trend in the country, with 75% of respondents believing that the Republic of Moldova is heading in the wrong direction, compared to 14%, who believe that the country is going in the right direction. About 62% of survey participants - are not too satisfied or not at all satisfied with the way they live, while 14.3% are satisfied. Survey data also shows that poverty has increased in recent years so that about 73.6% of those surveyed are on the verge of despair due to precarious means of subsistence and 8.2% are well positioned at the top of the welfare pyramid.
Political developments also show some surprises. The poll reveals that 54.5% of the population does not trust a well-known Moldovan politician, twice the rating of the most popular politician. Among current politicians, Igor Dodon maintains a 22% confidence, followed by Maia Sandu by 6.2%. The uninominal vote, promoted with great insistence in 2017, is only agreed by a quarter of the survey participants. Voting on party lists is approved by 33.8% of Moldovans.
The research launched today by IDIS The "People Watch" is measuring issues of increased public interest. The questionnaire also included a number of issues related to the political preferences of Moldovans. The national survey was administered by CBS Axa Company from 7 to 25 April on a sample of 1091 people with a margin of error of plus-minus 2.8%.
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