Romania opinion polls
Parliamentary election By 30 Nov 2028, in 2 years.
Alliance for the Union of Romanians leads the polling average with 36.3%, 14.7 points ahead of Social Democratic Party.
Average
Updated 34 minutes ago
AURAlliance for the Union of Romanians
36.3
+0.3
PSDSocial Democratic Party
21.6
+2.0
PNLNational Liberal Party
17.6
−1.2
USRSave Romania Union
9.2
−2.2
UDMRDemocratic Union of Hungarians in Romania
4.8
+0.4
SOSS.O.S. Romania
2.9
±0.0
SENSHealth Education Nature Sustainability Party
2.4
+0.2
POTParty of Young People
2.0
+0.2
Trend
AURPSDPNLUSRUDMRSOS
Stances
AURPSDPNLUSRUDMRSOS
Immigration
ExpandRestrictRemigration
Economy
Free marketState-directed
Abortion
Broad accessProtect unborn life
Marriage & family
Individual choiceTraditional
National culture
CosmopolitanPreserve heritage
Technology1 unplaced
Light-touchRein in Big Tech
Scores and reasons written by AI. Methodology
Why these scores
Immigration
- Alliance for the Union of Romanians: 6.5 of 10 Simion says Romania needs no migrants; attacks non-EU worker quotas and the EU migration pact
- Social Democratic Party: 4.5 of 10 Its governments set yearly non-EU worker quotas near 100,000; opposed mandatory EU refugee quotas
- National Liberal Party: 4.5 of 10 Bolojan government kept non-EU worker quota near 90,000 for 2026; backs EU border controls
- Save Romania Union: 3.5 of 10 Sat in the government that set the 2026 non-EU worker quota near 90,000; no restriction agenda
- Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania: 5 of 10 Opposes mandatory EU relocation quotas; no detailed programme, aligned with Fidesz on EU borders
- S.O.S. Romania: 6.5 of 10 Șoșoacă warns immigrants 'will come into our homes'; opposes EU migration pact; no deportation plan
Economy
- Alliance for the Union of Romanians: 5 of 10 Opposes 2025 VAT and tax rises, but Simion urged nationalising energy companies; wants energy self-sufficiency
- Social Democratic Party: 5.5 of 10 Kept 10% flat tax in office, but quit Bolojan's coalition in 2026 over austerity, defending pensions
- National Liberal Party: 3 of 10 Keeps 10% flat income tax; Bolojan cut deficit via subsidy cuts, leaner state and a VAT rise
- Save Romania Union: 3 of 10 Backed Bolojan's spending cuts; wants lower labour taxes and reform or sale of loss-making state firms
- Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania: 4 of 10 EPP centre-right; backed Bolojan's consolidation while seeking regional development funds
- S.O.S. Romania: 6 of 10 Șoșoacă denounces post-1989 privatisations and foreign ownership; no costed economic programme found
Christian identity
- Alliance for the Union of Romanians: 8 of 10 Orthodox faith is one of four party pillars; manifesto rejects secularism and condemns atheism
- Social Democratic Party: 5.5 of 10 Close Orthodox Church ties; pushed the church-backed 2018 referendum defining marriage through parliament
- National Liberal Party: 4.5 of 10 Officially backed the church-supported 2018 marriage referendum; keeps state funding of churches
- Save Romania Union: 3 of 10 Only parliamentary party to oppose the Orthodox Church-backed 2018 referendum on defining marriage
- Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania: 5.5 of 10 Seeks full restitution of church property confiscated under communism to Hungarian historic churches
- S.O.S. Romania: 8.5 of 10 Fundamentalist Orthodox agenda; Șoșoacă called for Parliament to be blessed and purified by a priest
Abortion
- Alliance for the Union of Romanians: 5.5 of 10 Opposes abortion in principle but has tabled no bill to restrict on-request access to 14 weeks
- Social Democratic Party: 2.5 of 10 No proposal to change abortion on request up to 14 weeks
- National Liberal Party: 2.5 of 10 No proposal to change abortion on request up to 14 weeks
- Save Romania Union: 2 of 10 Defends current abortion on request to 14 weeks
- Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania: 3 of 10 No proposal to change abortion on request up to 14 weeks
- S.O.S. Romania: 7 of 10 Șoșoacă disrupted the EP when Hayer proposed adding abortion rights to the EU Charter
Marriage & family
- Alliance for the Union of Romanians: 8 of 10 Co-sponsored 2022 Senate bill banning LGBT content for minors; opposes same-sex unions and 'gender ideology'
- Social Democratic Party: 6 of 10 Leader Ciolacu ruled out same-sex marriage and civil unions in 2023 despite ECHR ruling
- National Liberal Party: 5.5 of 10 Then-leader Ciucă ruled out same-sex civil unions in December 2023
- Save Romania Union: 3 of 10 Sole parliamentary opponent of the 2018 marriage referendum; leaders call same-sex unions no priority
- Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania: 6.5 of 10 Proposed 2022 Hungarian-style child-law amendment banning LGBT content for minors; dropped from final law
- S.O.S. Romania: 9 of 10 Leads annual 'March of Normality' against Pride; rejects ECHR same-sex recognition ruling
National culture
- Alliance for the Union of Romanians: 8.5 of 10 Seeks union with Moldova and Romanian traditions in school curricula; opposes Székely autonomy
- Social Democratic Party: 5.5 of 10 Has an ethno-nationalist wing; opposes Székely autonomy; strategic pact with Moldova's PSDE in 2022
- National Liberal Party: 5 of 10 Rejects Székely autonomy yet governs with UDMR; backs Moldova's EU accession, no ethnocultural agenda
- Save Romania Union: 3 of 10 Civic, pro-Western identity; no heritage or language agenda, governs with Hungarian UDMR
- Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania: 6.5 of 10 Seeks Hungarian-language schooling at all levels and its use in administration and courts
- S.O.S. Romania: 9 of 10 Șoșoacă's 2023 bill to annex Northern Bukovina and Budjak from Ukraine; pushes union with Moldova
Subsidiarity
- Alliance for the Union of Romanians: 7 of 10 Eurosceptic ECR member for a 'Europe of nations', but opposes regional autonomy at home
- Social Democratic Party: 4 of 10 Backs EU and NATO membership; earlier clashed with Brussels over 2017-19 judicial changes
- National Liberal Party: 3.5 of 10 Pro-EU EPP member backing EU integration; no push to devolve powers beyond the current county system
- Save Romania Union: 3 of 10 Strongly pro-EU Renew member; backs common EU foreign and defence policy
- Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania: 7 of 10 Seeks territorial autonomy for Székely Land and decentralised schooling, while backing EU integration in EPP
- S.O.S. Romania: 8.5 of 10 Leaders call for leaving the EU ('RO-Exit') and criticise NATO membership
Technology
- Alliance for the Union of Romanians: 3.5 of 10 Calls EU platform moderation after the 2024 election annulment censorship; no curbs proposed beyond under-16 vote
- Social Democratic Party: 6 of 10 Senators backed 2025 bill requiring verified parental consent for under-16s online
- National Liberal Party: 6.5 of 10 Senator Pauliuc's bill: verified parental consent under 16, ANCOM fines; passed Senate 2025
- Save Romania Union: 5.5 of 10 Senators backed the 2025 bill requiring verified parental consent for under-16s online; backs EU DSA enforcement
- Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania: 5.5 of 10 Senators backed 2025 digital-majority bill; no distinct tech agenda
Recent polls
| Date | Pollster | AUR | PSD | PNL | USR |
|---|
| 22 Sept | CURS | 34 | 25 | 18 | 8 |
| 22 Sept | Avangarde | 36 | 23 | 16 | 8 |
| 7 Sept | INSCOP | 39.7 | 18.7 | 16.3 | 9 |
| 24 Jul | CURS | 34 | 23 | 21 | 9 |
| 3 Jul | ARP | 36.4 | 17.9 | 22.4 | 10.5 |
| 2 Jul | IRES | 40 | 21 | 17 | 10 |
| 14 May | INSCOP | 38.2 | 17.5 | 20.3 | 10 |
| 14 May | CURS | 32 | 24 | 20 | 10 |
| 1 May | USR | 33 | 14.1 | 21 | 15.3 |
| 1 May | CURS | 34 | 23 | 18 | 10 |
| 10 Apr | ARP | 35.8 | 17.2 | 14.2 | 11.2 |
| 7 Apr | INSCOP | 37 | 20.1 | 15.5 | 12.7 |
| 4 Apr | Sociopol | 36 | 18 | 16 | 18 |
| 27 Mar | CURS | 33 | 24 | 16 | 9 |