BAROMETRUL Informat.ro - INSCOP Research - Edition VIII, March 2026. Chapter 2: Trust in political figures | George Simion leads the ranking of trust in political figures, followed by Nicușor Dan and Ilie Bolojan

BAROMETER Informat.ro - INSCOP Research, Edition VIII, March 2026

Chapter 2: Trust in Political Personalities

According to BAROMETER Informat.ro – INSCOP Research, edition VIII, conducted between March 2-6, 2026, George Simion leads the trust ranking in political personalities, followed by President Nicușor Dan and Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan.

BAROMETER Informat.ro – INSCOP Research is a monthly opinion poll conducted by INSCOP Research on behalf of the news platform Informat.ro in partnership with the think-tank Strategic Thinking Group.

BAROMETER Informat.ro – INSCOP Research aims to bring to the public's attention topics of interest to stimulate national conversations about various subjects and essential public policies for the present and future of Romania, based on the opinions of Romanians in partnership with think tanks and prestigious academic institutions. It is an initiative through which we aim to contribute to the strengthening of democracy by using scientific and credible tools that bring the voice of citizens to the forefront of public debate.

Methodology: Data was collected between March 2-6, 2026. Research method: interview via questionnaire. Data was collected using the CATI method (telephone interviews), with a simple, stratified sample volume of 1100 people, representative of significant socio-demographic categories (gender, 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%.

Graphical presentation of the data is available here: BAROMETER Informat.ro - INSCOP Research - Chapter 2: Trust in Political Personalities

Notoriety of Political Personalities

In the notoriety ranking, George Simion leads (with a notoriety of 98.8%), followed by President Nicușor Dan, who has a notoriety of 98.6%, and Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan, with a notoriety of 98.2%. The ranking continues with Victor Ponta – notoriety of 97.8% – and the PSD leader, Sorin Grindeanu, with a notoriety of 82.7%. Next is Ciprian Ciucu with a notoriety level of 63.1%, Dominic Fritz with 59%, and Dan Dungaciu, of whom 25% of respondents declare they have heard.

Trust in Political Personalities

34.3% of respondents declare that they have a lot and quite a lot of trust in George Simion, 27.6% in Nicușor Dan, and 25.1% in Ilie Bolojan. The trust ranking continues with Victor Ponta at 20.9%, Ciprian Ciucu at 15.7%, and Dominic Fritz at 14.9%. 12% of Romanians trust Sorin Grindeanu, while 7.8% trust Dan Dungaciu. Trust in leaders such as Ciprian Ciucu, Dominic Fritz, Dan Dungaciu, and, partially, Sorin Grindeanu is also affected by their lower notoriety levels.

George Simion

14.1% of survey participants state that they have a lot of trust in George Simion. 20.2% declare that they have quite a lot of trust, 14.4% quite little, while 48.3% have very little or none at all. 1.8% do not know or do not respond. The difference up to 100% is accounted for by those who declare that they do not know George Simion.

Nicușor Dan

7.3% of respondents declare that they have a lot of trust in Nicușor Dan. 20.3% have quite a lot of trust in the president, 14.2% quite little, while 55.3% have very little or none at all. The proportion of non-responses is 1.6%. The difference up to 100% is accounted for by those who declare that they do not know Nicușor Dan.

Ilie Bolojan

When asked how much trust they have in Ilie Bolojan, 9.9% of those interviewed say they have a lot, 15.2% quite a lot, 13.4% quite little, while 58.2% have very little or none at all. 1.6% do not know or do not respond. The difference up to 100% is accounted for by those who declare that they do not know Ilie Bolojan.

Victor Ponta

When asked how much trust they have in Victor Ponta, 6.8% of survey participants say they have a lot, 14% quite a lot, 19.6% quite little, while 55.2% have very little or none at all. The proportion of non-responses is 2.1%. The difference up to 100% is accounted for by those who declare that they do not know Victor Ponta.

Ciprian Ciucu

3.2% of those interviewed have a lot of trust in Ciprian Ciucu, while 12.5% have quite a lot, 12.7% quite little, and 27.6% have very little or none at all. The proportion of non-responses is 4.4%. The difference up to 100% is accounted for by those who declare that they do not know Ciprian Ciucu.

Dominic Fritz

3.6% of those interviewed have a lot of trust in Dominic Fritz, while 11.2% have quite a lot, 9.6% quite little, and 30% have very little or none at all. The proportion of non-responses is 4.4%. The difference up to 100% is accounted for by those who declare that they do not know Dominic Fritz.

Sorin Grindeanu

2.5% of those surveyed mention that they have a lot of trust in Sorin Grindeanu, while 9.5% have quite a lot, 15.9% quite little, and 50.2% have very little or none at all. 5% do not know or do not respond. The difference up to 100% is accounted for by those who declare that they do not know Sorin Grindeanu.

Dan Dungaciu

3.2% of Romanians state that they have a lot of trust in Dan Dungaciu. 4.6% say they have quite a lot of trust, 3.1% quite little, while 11% have very little or none at all. The proportion of non-responses is 3%. The difference up to 100% is accounted for by those who declare that they do not know Dan Dungaciu.