New poll shows Social Democrats ahead of Liberals, competing for second place in Romania

The Alliance for the Unity of Romanians (AUR) continues to lead in Romanians' voting intentions, according to a CURS poll published on July 26, while the fight for second place is tight – with the difference between Social Democrats (PSD, second place) and Liberals (PNL, third place) being smaller than the margin of error. The poll also indicated that most Romanians do not wish for early elections (58% versus 33%) or the dismissal of president Nicusor Dan (57% versus 31%).

While early elections may result in a similar distribution of seats in Parliament, small changes such as PSD losing ground and falling to third place may have major implications at the top of the parties, possibly giving a chance to the formation of a ruling coalition that seems impossible at this moment.