NOVEMBER 2026: Informat.ro – INSCOP Research BAROMETER, 15th Edition – Chapter III: The country’s direction / 72.4% of Romanians believe that things are heading in the wrong direction

NOVEMBER 2026: Informat.ro – INSCOP Research BAROMETER 15th Edition – Chapter III: The Country’s Direction

According to the Informat.ro – INSCOP Research BAROMETER, 15th edition, conducted between October 26 and November 2, 2026, fewer than one in five Romanians believe that Romania is heading in the right direction.

The Informat.ro – INSCOP Research BAROMETER is a monthly opinion poll conducted by INSCOP Research at the request of the Informat.ro news platform, in partnership with the Strategic Thinking Group think tank.

The Informat.ro – INSCOP Research BAROMETER aims to bring issues of public interest to the forefront in order to stimulate national conversations about diverse topics and public policies essential to Romania’s present and future, based on Romanians’ opinions, in partnership with prestigious think tanks and academic institutions. It is an initiative through which we seek to contribute to the consolidation of democracy by using scientific and credible tools that bring citizens’ voices to the forefront of public debate.

Methodology: The survey was conducted by INSCOP Research, at the request of the Informat.ro news platform, in partnership with the Strategic Thinking Group think tank. The data was collected between October 26 and November 2, 2026. Research method: the data was collected using the sequential mixed-mode method (CATI - CAWI), with a simple random sample of 1197 people, including 1081 CATI respondents and 116 CATI to CAWI respondents. The sample is representative of the significant socio-demographic categories (sex, age, occupation) of Romania’s non-institutionalized population aged 18 and over. The maximum permitted margin of error is ± 2.8%, at a confidence level of 95%.

The graphical presentation of the data is available here.

The Country’s Direction

19.1% of respondents believe that things in Romania are heading in the right direction (compared with 17.1% in September 2026, 17.5% in May 2026, 20.4% in April 2026, 24.3% in March 2026, and 22.1% in January 2026). 72.4% believe that things are heading in the wrong direction (compared with 76.5% in September 2026, 73.5% in May 2026, 73.8% in April 2026, 69.1% in March 2026, and 70.9% in January 2026), while 8.5% do not know or do not answer (compared with 6.4% in September 2026, 9.0% in May 2026, 5.8% in April 2026, 6.6% in March 2026, and 7.0% in January 2026).

PSD, PNL, and USR voters, young people under 30, people with higher education, and residents of Bucharest are more optimistic about the country’s direction.

AUR voters and people aged between 30 and 44 are more pessimistic about the country’s direction than average.