(03/19/10) -

Romanians Pessimistic About Country

(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – A large majority of people in Romania think the country is heading in the wrong direction, according to a poll by CURS. 77 per cent of respondents share this opinion.

(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – A large majority of people in Romania think the country is heading in the wrong direction, according to a poll by CURS. 77 per cent of respondents share this opinion.

Additionally, 64 per cent of Romanians think the current government will not be able to take the country out of an ongoing economic crisis.

Romania held a legislative election in November 2008. Final results gave the coalition of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the Conservative Party (PC) 33.09 per cent of the vote and 114 seats in the lower house, followed by the Democratic Liberal Party (PD-L) with 32.36 per cent and 115 mandates. President Traian Basescu nominated PD-L leader Emil Boc to take over as prime minister from Calin Popescu Tariceanu.

In October 2009, the Romanian government collapsed following a defeat in a confidence vote. Opposition parties rejected Boc’s government for proposing pension reforms aimed at securing funding from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In November, Basescu earned a new term in office, defeating PSD candidate Mircea Geoana in the second round of the presidential election with 50.33 per cent of all cast ballots.

On Mar. 15, Romanian finance minister Sebastian Vladesku declared: "Romania shows modest signs of recovery but it depends very much on the development at global level."

Polling Data

Do you think things in Romania are going in the right direction, or in the wrong direction?

In your opinion, will the current government be able to take the country out of crisis or not?