Romanians want the complete change of the political class and the continuation of economic reforms, even if they are unpopular│INSCOP Poll
Romanians want a reset on the political scene, but support the continuation of firm economic measures. The latest INSCOP survey shows that almost 70% of citizens believe that it is time for a complete change of the political class. At the same time, a solid majority is in favor of continuing economic reforms. The same survey also reveals that almost 50% of those questioned say that the state must protect the population, even at the risk of not being able to pay our debts.
Almost 69% of Romanians want a new political class PHOTO: Pixabay
An INSCOP survey, carried out in May, shows that Romanians appreciate the reforms that have been made recently, especially when it comes to the economy.
Ask to what extent I agree with the statement “Economic reforms must be continued even if they are unpopular“, 45.6% of respondents say they strongly agree, 21% somewhat agree, while 6.8% somewhat disagree and 19.9% strongly disagree. Only 6.6% of respondents refused to answer.
Most of those who agreed – either totally or somewhat – are voters of USR (95%) and PNL (85%), have higher education (77%), live in Bucharest (75%) and are employed by the state (73%).
However, the share also exceeded half in the case of AUR (60%) and PSD (57%) voters and all age, education and living environment categories surveyed.
87.8% of the respondents totally agree with the statement “Romania needs stability, not political conflicts”, while 7.5% somewhat agree. 1.3% are somewhat against this statement, and 2% are totally against it. The share of non-answers is 1.3%.
Romanians also want the change of the political class
The statement “It is time for a complete change of the political class” meets the total agreement of 68.7% of those surveyed. 15.8% somewhat agree with the statement, 5.9% somewhat against, and 6.3% are totally against. 3.2% do not know or do not answer.
46.9% of the respondents totally agree with the statement “The state must protect the population even at the risk of not being able to pay our debts”while 23.1% somewhat agree. 9.6% are somewhat against, and 15.8% are totally against. 4.6% do not know or do not answer.
I agree with the statement given in a higher proportion than the rest of the population: AUR voters, people with primary education, rural residents. I am against the statement in a higher percentage than the average: PNL and USR voters, young people under 30, those with higher education, residents of Bucharest.
The data were collected between May 11-14, 2026. The research method is that of the interview through the questionnaire. The data were collected by the CATI method (telephone interviews), the volume of the simple random sample being 1100 people, representative of the significant socio-demographic categories (sex, age, occupation) for the non-institutionalized population of Romania, aged 18 and over. The maximum allowable error of the data is ± 3% at a confidence level of 95%.
