(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Most people in Romania agree with legalizing prostitution in their country, according to a poll by eResearch Corp. 56 per cent of respondents share this opinion, while 37 per cent disagree.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Most people in Romania agree with legalizing prostitution in their country, according to a poll by eResearch Corp. 56 per cent of respondents share this opinion, while 37 per cent disagree.
Traian Basescu won the presidential run-off in December 2004 as the candidate of the Alliance for Justice and Truth (DA)—comprising the Democratic Party (PD) and the PNL—with 51.23 per cent of the vote.
On Sept. 22, the Romanian Presidential Committee for the Analysis of Social and Demographic Risks issued a report recommending the government to relax drug rules and legalize "commercial sex" in the country.
The report stated: "The legalization of commercial sex (not that of sexual service intermediaries) would offer a possibility to control sexually transmitted diseases. Imposing such a measure without an analysis based on the experience of other states and without consideration for Romania’s particularities, however, would generate unwanted effects."
Polling Data
Do you agree or disagree with legalizing prostitution in Romania?
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Agree |
56% |
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Disagree |
37% |
Source: eResearch Corp
Methodology: Online interviews with 1,197 Romanian adults, conducted on Sept. 24 and Sept. 25, 2009. Margin of error is 2.8 per cent.
