DIGITAL DUEL by NewsVibe. TOP 5 matches in the Romanian online space, in the last week

COMPETITIVE VISIBILITY AND IMPACT. The competitive analysis engine created by NewsVibe evaluates the strength of political actors to penetrate the online space, directly compared to their competitors.

Albeit declining, mentions and the estimated impact of mentions of coalition parties categorically dominate - in both cases by over 90%. The drop in mentions of coalition parties has not been matched by a relevant increase in the opposition represented by AUR, reinforcing the party's visibility in relevant online sources.

From last week, both the total number of mentions of the parties and their estimated impact decreased.

NewsVibe charts. Share of the number of mentions (left) and impact of mentions (right) about each of the parties, respectively, of the cumulative total of mentions about all five

NETWORK ANALYSIS. The tool created by NewsVibe - semantic network analysis - uses advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning methods to build maps of interactions that highlight: the central actors in a conversation, the connections between them, the groups (clusters) of topics, concepts and influencers (personalities and organizations) that have formed around an event, topic or idea.

Grafic NewsVibe. Semantic network semantics associated with online conversation about the main 5 parliamentary parties in the last week

What the analysis shows:

• There is a dominant area, with the PSD as the central actor, with multiple internal connections, influenced by the main events this week that concerned the coalition or the relations within it: the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister Anastasiu; PSD positions on the suspension of funding through the Anghel Saligny program; accusations of possible integrity problems of some PSD-backed members of the Government (such as Marian Neacșu).
• A second area in terms of relevance is built around USR, with connections to Nicușor Dan and party leaders like Dominic Fritz. In recent times, an area of public discourse is consolidating that implies a rapprochement between USR and Nicușor Dan.
• The NPL segment of the debate is rather isolated, with strong links especially with Ilie Bolojan.
• Discussions about AUR, with George Simion once again visible, have also occupied a distinct and consistent segment in the public conversation.
• Romania is a node ofconvergence of all discursive clusters, as a central element referred to in both governing and opposition messages.

SENTIMENT. The NewsVibe platform has created an advanced automated sentiment analysis system that uses specially trained AI algorithms and LLM tools to detect nuances of tone - favorable, unfavorable or neutral - in the context of references to entities relevant to an online conversation.

Grafic NewsVibe. Automatic online conversation tone rating of the main 5 parliamentary parties in the last week

What the analysis shows:

• PSD remains the political actor most often mentioned in negative, polarizing, contentious contexts, lately this has been influenced especially by the Social Democrats' critical stances towards measures decided by the very government they are part of.
• Dragoș Anastasiu is another important actor presented dominant in negative contexts, following his resignation from the Government and the accusations that preceded it.
• Although not as prominently, the PNL is also in a similar situation, as a central actor in government.
• Albeit less intensely, there is a balanced mention, in both types of contexts, for political actors such as Nicușor Dan or Ilie Bolojan.
• Thematically, mentions in a positive context about NATO and US stand out.

*****Synthesis realized with the help of a data feed provided by the media monitoring platform NewsVibe Romania. The analysis, data and images presented have been enhanced with the help of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence tools.