BAROMETRUL Informat.ro - INSCOP Research - Edition XI, May 2026. Chapter 2: The Motion of Censure | The Motion divides Romanians into two camps, almost half consider it a useless political act.

BAROMETER Informat.ro - INSCOP Research - Edition XI, May 2026

Chapter 2: The Motion of Censure

According to the BAROMETER Informat.ro – INSCOP Research, edition XI, conducted between May 11-14, 2026, the opinions of Romanians regarding the usefulness and impact of the motion of censure are divided.

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 Strategic Thinking Group think tank.

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 May 11-14, 2026. Research method: interview via questionnaire. Data was collected using the CATI method (telephone interviews), with a simple random 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%.

The graphical presentation of the data is available here.

Remus Ștefureac, director of INSCOP Research: "The heightened polarization caused by the motion of censure is confirmed by data showing that approximately half of Romanians (48.6%) believe that the motion of censure was a useless political act that will worsen things in Romania, while the other half (44%) believe that the motion of censure was a necessary political act that will improve things in Romania. Moreover, the divide between the electorates of the four main parties is total. 88% of PNL voters and 92% of USR voters believe that the motion will worsen things in the country; in contrast, 69% of PSD voters and 74% of AUR voters believe that the motion will improve the situation in the country. Additionally, 87% of PNL voters and 85% of USR voters believe that the Bolojan Government was removed because it tried to reduce privileges, corruption, and unnecessary spending; in stark contrast, 83% of PSD voters and 84% of AUR voters believe that the Bolojan Government was removed because it raised taxes and mismanaged the country's economic situation. The only aspect on which the electorates of the mentioned parties seem to agree is the very high level of concern regarding the current political situation, with 84% of USR voters, 78% of AUR voters, 75% of PSD voters, and 71% of PNL voters declaring that they are very concerned or quite concerned."

The political situation in the country

74.5% of Romanians declare themselves very concerned or quite concerned about the current political situation (43.7% of Romanians declare themselves very concerned, and 30.8% quite concerned). 9.7% declare themselves somewhat unconcerned about the current political situation, while 14.3% are very unconcerned/not at all concerned. The proportion of non-responses is 1.5%.

Those who are concerned about the current political situation in Romania are a larger proportion than the rest of the population: USR voters, women, people over 60, private sector employees.

Those who are somewhat or not at all concerned about the current political situation in the country are a higher percentage than the average: PNL voters, young people under 30, public sector employees.

The motion of censure, necessary vs. useless political act

48.6% of survey participants believe that the motion of censure submitted by PSD and AUR represented a useless act that will worsen things in Romania. 44% believe that the action of the two parties represented a necessary political act that will improve things in Romania. 7.4% do not know or do not respond.

PSD and AUR voters, people over 60, those with primary education, and residents of rural areas believe in a higher proportion than the average that the motion of censure submitted by PSD and AUR against the Bolojan Government was a necessary political act that will improve things in Romania.

They believe that the motion of censure represented a useless act that will worsen the situation to a greater extent than the rest of the population: PNL and USR voters, young people under 30, people with higher education, residents of Bucharest and large urban areas.

Reasons for the removal of the Bolojan government

33.6% of Romanians believe that the Bolojan Government was removed because it tried to reduce privileges, corruption, and unnecessary spending in the public sector, while 57.8% believe that it was removed due to tax increases and mismanagement of the economic situation. 6.8% do not know or cannot assess, and 1.8% do not respond.

They consider that the Bolojan Government was removed because it tried to reduce privileges, corruption, and unnecessary spending in the public sector in a higher proportion than the rest of the population: PNL and USR voters, people with higher education, residents of Bucharest and large urban areas, public sector employees.

PSD and AUR voters, young people under 30, and people with primary education believe in a higher percentage than the average that the executive led by Ilie Bolojan was removed due to tax increases and mismanagement of the economic situation.