800 young people between the ages of 18 and 35 outlined the picture of the moment, in a survey carried out by the Cluj IRES institute, at the behest of the non-partisan organization Tinerii Voteaza. The research, carried out in March, points to an aspect that politicians have chosen to ignore: young people’s distrust of leaders and parties.
Most of the respondents believe that Romania is on the wrong path.
The top concerns of young people are the following: lack of opportunities on the labor market, poor quality of education and vices (drug and alcohol consumption). Inflation, the standard of living, and financial shortcomings are only in fourth place. According to the research, another concern expressed concerns the apathy and laziness of young people.
Asked if they thought about leaving the country, 37% of respondents answered “Yes, temporarily”, and 33% said they had not considered this aspect.
The IRES research shows that young people have a lot of trust in the university environment (cumulative, 56%). In second place is the European Union (51%). The third place belongs ex aequo to the Romanian Army and NATO (50%). The church ranks fifth in the list of young people’s preferences (47%).
At the opposite pole is the media, which does not enjoy the trust of young people. 86% of respondents state that they have little or very little trust in the Romanian media.
Klaus Iohannis “enjoys” the mistrust of 88% of young people, 90% do not trust the Government and Parliament. Political parties fare even worse in this regard: 95% of respondents state that they do not trust them. These political results appear in the context where 71% of respondents are very little or not at all interested in politics in Romania.
More serious is the fact that young people do not trust Romanian democracy.
According to those interviewed, the presidential elections are the most important elections this year (36%). In second place are the parliamentary ones (24%), then the local ones (20%). Only 8% of them consider the European Parliament elections to be important.
Regarding the intention to vote in the European Parliament, the PSD-PNL alliance takes the first place, with 18%. In second place, there is the AUR, with 15%, followed by the United Right Alliance, which would collect 14% of the young people’s votes. The fourth place in the ranking is disputed by the SOS Romania party, led by Diana Şoşoacă, and by the REPER party, led by Dacian Cioloş, both gathering 3% of the young people’s votes.
However, the highest percentage is of undecided young people, representing 23% of all responses.
The Alliance for the Union of Romanians dominates the ranking regarding the intention to vote in the parliamentary elections, where PSD and PNL are measured separately. Thus, 16% of the young people surveyed said they would choose AUR, with USR and PNL in second place in their preferences, equal to 14%. PSD would gather 12% of the youth vote. In fourth place is the SOS Romania party, with a score of 5%.
The share of undecided young people is lower than in the European Parliament elections, 12% of young people saying that they have not yet decided who to put their stamp on.
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