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Angus Reid Global Monitor : Polls & Research
Disappointment Grows in Moldova
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - More people in Moldova are upset with their current situation, according to a poll by IMAS. 54 per cent of respondents are dissatisfied with the state of affairs in the European country, up five points since last November.
In 2001, Moldova became the first former Soviet Republic to democratically elect a communist administration. The Communist Party of Moldova (PCRM) won 49.9 per cent of the vote and 71 seats. The Parliament later picked Vladimir Voronin as president.
Legislative elections in March 2005 gave the ruling PCRM 56 seats—five less than the 61 required to elect a president—with 46.1 per cent of the vote. The Democratic Moldova Bloc (BMD) won 35 seats. In April, the Parliament re-elected Voronin to the presidency with 75 votes. Voronin retained Vasile Tarlev as prime minister.
Moldova remains one of Europe's poorest countries, and depends largely on Russia for energy supplies. Around 25 per cent of all Moldovan adults work outside the country.
Earlier this month, the foreign ministers of Russia, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Moldova and Ukraine met in Belgrade along with counterparts from Greece, Albania and Serbia. The countries—all members of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization (BSECO)—signed a "memorandum on mutual understanding" to launch projects for the construction of a 2,000-kilometre highway connecting all the Black Sea coasts. BSECO secretary-general Leonidas Chrysanthopoulos declared after the meeting: "We are making history today."
Polling Data
Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the current state of affairs in Moldova?
Mar. 2007 | Nov. 2006 | |
Satisfied | 33% | 37% |
Dissatisfied | 54% | 49% |
No answer | 13% | 14% |
Source: IMAS
Methodology: Interviews with 1,091 Moldovan adults, conducted from Mar. 14 to Mar. 23, 2007. Margin of error is 3 per cent.