If a referendum on accession to NATO were held in Moldova, 65 percent would vote against accession, 21 percent for it and 14 percent would be undecided, judging by a poll conducted by the Public Opinion Fund.
The poll conducted from May 26 through June 5 at the request of the Poliexpert consultancy, involved 1,799 respondents in 110 towns and communities.
According to the poll, 57 percent of Moldovans believe “Moldova should be closer to the Russian Federation”, 43 percent – closer to the West and Europe. In case of a referendum 48 percent are ready to vote for Moldova’s accession to the Eurasian Economic Union and 40 percent – to the European Union. The rest are undecided or would not take part in the referendum.
If a referendum were held next Sunday on unification with Romania, only 23 percent would vote for it. Over 76 percent of respondents think that the national language should be called Moldovan and 23 percent – Romanian.
If parliamentary elections were held next Sunday, only the Socialist Party and the Action and Solidarity Party (PAS) would qualify for seats in the legislature. The pro-presidential Socialist Party would get 52.2 percent of the ballots of voters who have decided on their choice and PAS – 28.9 percent.
The rating of the most trusted politicians is topped by President Igor Dodon with 38.8 percent. He is followed by PAS leader Maia Sandu with 17.3 percent, Prime Minister Pavel Filip with 3.7 percent, leader of the Dignity and Truth Platform Party Andrei Nastase with 2.1 percent and chairman of Our Party Renato Usatii with 1.4 percent.
In addition, 27.4 percent of respondents said they don’t trust a single politician.
