Romanians see corruption as one of their country’s main problems, study shows

Romanians think that corruption and low income are the country's biggest problems. According to a recent study conducted by AB Research at the request of the Institute for Liberal Studies, 23% of Romanians believe that the low income represents the main issue Romania is currently facing (the first expressed option), 21% think that corruption is the country’s biggest problem, and 16% say that the number of jobs/unemployment represent the most important problem. Also, 6% chose health, 4% - education, 4% - the refugees’ crisis, and 3% - the infrastructure, reports local Mediafax. Overall, more than half of respondents believe that Romania is going in the wrong direction, 30% think that the country is going in the right direction, and 14% chose the answer no direction/both/stagnant. When asked if the Romanian Intelligence Service SRI and the Anticorruption Department DNA broke in some cases the rights and freedoms of the population, 51% said that sometimes they did, and 27% chose the opposite answer - no, never. When it comes to the refugees’ crisis, 61% don’t agree with the fact that Romania has to take in some 5,000 refugees from Syria and the Middle East while 31% agree, and 8% chose not to answer. The study was conducted between September 26 and September 30, on a sample of some 1,000 people. Prince Charming or Dragon? Romanians’ national personality is bipolar, study shows Irina Popescu, irina.popescu@romania-insider.com