Poll shows Mircea Geoana as frontrunner in Romania’s presidential elections, tight competition among challengers
<p>The latest poll carried out by INSCOP confirms NATO Deputy Secretary General <strong>Mircea Geoana</strong> as the leading candidate in the presidential elections this fall, but tight competition among five other candidates.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Geoana ranks first in voting intentions for the presidential elections, with a share of 26.7%, followed by Social Democrat (PSD) president Marcel Ciolacu, who would get 17.8%, and the newly elected president of the reformist party USR Elena Lasconi, who would get 14.3% of the votes, according to a survey by INSCOP for <a href="https://www.news.ro/politic-intern/sondaj-inscop-la-comanda-news-ro-intentia-de-vot-la-alegerile-prezidentiale-geoana-26-7-ciolacu-17-8-lasconi-14-3-sosoaca-13-4-ciuca-11-9-simion-11-2-care-sunt-scenariile-pentru-turul-al-ll-lea-1922400004002024070821654176" rel="noopener" target="_blank">News.ro</a>.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The 3.5pp differential is not far from the poll’s error, but in the direct competition in the second round, the differential would be slightly wider, although not dramatic: 58% to 42%.</p>

<p>Far-right (SOS) Diana Sosoaca (13.4%) surprisingly ranks as the fourth strongest candidate, ahead of Libeal (PNL) president Nicolae Ciuca (11.9%). Nationalist leader (AUR) George Simion (11.2%) is not far from the Liberal president as well.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Almost three-quarters of Romanians say that they will definitely go to vote.</p>

<p><em>iulian@romania-insider.com</em></p>

<p><em>(Photo source: Inquam Photos/Virgil Simionescu)</em></p>