November 2026: Informat.ro – INSCOP Research BAROMETER, 15th Edition - Chapter II: The Priorities of the Luca Niculescu Government | 23.9% of Romanians mention creating jobs for young people as the main priority of the new Government over the next 6 months

November 2026: Informat.ro – INSCOP Research BAROMETER 15th Edition - Chapter II: The Priorities of the Luca Niculescu Government

According to the Informat.ro – INSCOP Research BAROMETER, 15th edition, conducted between October 26 and November 2, 2026, the new Government should prioritize first and foremost creating jobs for young people (23.9%), reducing inflation and the cost of living (19.2%), and increasing the population’s incomes (16.4%), respectively.

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 topics of public interest to the public’s attention in order to stimulate national conversations about diverse subjects and public policies essential to Romania’s present and future, starting from Romanians’ opinions in partnership with prestigious think tanks and academic institutions. It is an initiative through which we aim to contribute to strengthening 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. 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 margin of error is ± 2.8%, at a confidence level of 95%.

Remus Ștefureac, director of INSCOP Research: “The Romanians’ priorities agenda indicates an interest in economic security, as well as a structural concern for the future of younger generations (the issue of jobs for young people), which resonates emotionally with both the younger generation, directly concerned, and the older generation of the young people’s parents and grandparents. The new Government is setting out in a climate dominated primarily by uncertainty. The polarization of economic expectations according to political preference, as well as the skepticism of working-age generations, suggests that the Executive’s main challenge will be not only improving economic indicators, but also rebuilding confidence that governance can produce real changes in people’s lives.”

The graphical presentation of the data is available here.

The new Government’s priorities for the next 6 months

23.9% of those surveyed mention creating jobs for young people as the new Government’s main priority for the next 6 months. 19.2% indicate reducing inflation and the cost of living, 16.4% increasing the population’s incomes, 14.1% combating corruption, 11.1% reducing the budget deficit and state expenditure, 9.7% improving public services (healthcare, education), and 2.5% another priority. 3.1% do not know or do not answer.

PSD and AUR voters, people with primary education, and rural residents mention creating jobs for young people as the main priority, in a significantly higher proportion than the sample average.

Those who consider reducing inflation and the cost of living a priority in a much higher proportion than the average are: PSD voters, young people under 30, those with higher education, residents of Bucharest, and public-sector employees.

They indicate increasing the population’s incomes as the main objective, in a significantly higher percentage than among the other groups: PSD voters, people over 60, and residents of small urban areas.

PNL and USR voters, men, people aged 30 to 44, those with higher education, residents of large urban areas, and public-sector employees consider combating corruption to be the Executive’s main priority in a higher percentage than the rest of the population.

Romania’s economic situation in the next 6 months

25.2% of respondents believe that Romania’s economic situation will improve in the next six months under the Government led by Luca Niculescu. 34.1% believe it will remain the same, while 30.5% consider that it will worsen. The share of non-responses is 10.1%.

Those who believe that the country’s economic situation will improve in the next 6 months in a significantly higher proportion than the average are: PSD voters and people over 60.

USR and AUR voters, people aged 30 to 59, people with primary education, and rural residents believe that the situation will worsen in the next 6 months, in a proportion significantly above the sample average.

Those who believe that the economic situation will remain the same under the Government led by Luca Niculescu, in a higher proportion than the rest of the population, are: PNL and USR voters, young people under 30, people with higher education, residents of Bucharest and large urban areas, those with an Instagram account, and private-sector employees.