{"id":9527,"date":"2026-03-30T06:00:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T06:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=9527"},"modified":"2026-03-30T06:00:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T06:00:26","slug":"new-poll-shows-opposition-party-aur-at-33-most-romanians-unhappy-with-fuel-crisis-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=9527","title":{"rendered":"New poll shows opposition party AUR at 33%, most Romanians unhappy with fuel crisis response"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A majority of Romanians are dissatisfied with the government\u2019s handling of the fuel price crisis, while support for the opposition remains strong, according to a new <a href=\"https:\/\/curs.ro\/sondaj-de-opinie-la-nivel-national-martie-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\">survey<\/a> by CURS. The poll also showed that the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) would win parliamentary elections if held next Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The survey, conducted between March 23 and 27, found that AUR leads with 33% of voting intentions, followed by the ruling Social Democratic Party (PSD) at 24% and the National Liberal Party (PNL) at 16%. Save Romania Union (USR), also part of the governing coalition, would secure 9%, while other parties trail behind.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, public dissatisfaction with government policies appears to be widespread. According to the poll, 89% of respondents said they are unhappy with the measures taken so far to address rising fuel prices, compared to just 8% who expressed satisfaction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is one of the harshest scores in the survey and shows a clear gap between the population\u2019s expectations and the authorities\u2019 response,\u201d CURS said.<\/p>\n<p>The economic impact is also strongly felt, with more than 80% of respondents saying fuel price increases have affected them significantly. Nearly half described the impact as \u201clarge,\u201d while over a third said it was \u201cvery large.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked about possible solutions, most respondents favored fiscal measures. A total of 36% said both VAT and excise duties on fuel should be reduced, while others supported cutting only VAT (25%) or excise taxes (22%).<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the survey revealed growing pessimism about the country\u2019s direction. Around 80% of respondents believe Romania is heading in the wrong direction, while only 17% see the situation as positive.<\/p>\n<p>The survey was conducted on a nationally representative sample of 1,517 adults, with a margin of error of \u00b12.5%.<\/p>\n<p>irina.marica@romania-insider.com<\/p>\n<p>(Photo source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamstime.com\/\">A<\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamstime.com\/\">ndrii Yalanskyi\/Dreamstime.com<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A majority of Romanians are dissatisfied with the government\u2019s handling of the fuel price crisis, while support for the opposition remains strong, according to a new survey by CURS. The poll also showed that the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) would win parliamentary elections if held next Sunday. The survey, conducted between March [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9527","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9527","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9527"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9527\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9527"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}