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Democrats Win EP Elections, Referendum Needs To Wait Validation

The indifference of Romanian citizens towards the first European elections and the referendum for the introduction of the uninominal voting system proposed by president Basescu made the Democratic Party win EP elections while the referendum awaits the electorate’s validation.
Democrats Win EP Elections, Referendum Needs To Wait Validation
25 nov. 2007, 23:06, English

An exit poll conducted by CSOP, market research and opinion survey leader in Romania, shows that 89.2% of Romanians voted in favor of the referendum to introduce the uninominal voting system.

However, the CSOP survey indicates that fewer than 27% of Romanian citizens went at the voting sections to express their opinion on the matter. A percentage of 10.8% of Romanians voted against the uninominal system.  

According to the CSOP exit-poll, the Democratic Party obtained 31.5% at EP elections and 32.7% according to the survey of the CCSB, the Company of Sociologic Research and Branding.

The CSOP survey indicates the following percentages at EP elections: the Social Democratic Party, or PSD, 21.1%, the National Liberal Party, or PNL-15.6%, the Liberal Democratic Party, or PLD-6.9%, the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania, or UDMR-6.2%, the New Generation Party, or PNG-4.6%, Laslo Tokes-3.7%, the Greater Romania Party, or PRM-3.4%, the Conservative Party, or PC-2.4%, the National Initiative Party, or PIN-1.6%, the National Christian Democratic Peoples’ Party, or PNTCD-1.5%, the Rroma party Pro Europe-0.9%, the Green Party-0.3% and the Socialist Alliance Party-0.2%.

The survey conducted by CCSB shows the following percentages: PSD -21.40 %, PNL – 14.60 %, PLD – 6.60 %, UDMR – 6.30 %, PC – 4.20%, PNG – 4.20%, PRM – 3.60%, Laszlo Tokes – 3.30%, PIN – 1.40%, PNŢCD – 0.9%, the Rroma party Pro Europe – 0.6%.

The CCSB exit poll is based on the data gathered until 18:30 local hour.