The fourth edition of the Romanian Electoral Studies newsletter finalizes the analysis of pole data gathered early after the EU Parliament elections. The previous editions have centered upon the most relevant approaches on the European elections, on main presidential candidates' supporters, and on the ideology of Romanian voters. The current newsletter focuses on the profile of main political parties' supporters - who are they, what's their opinion on the current state of things in Romania, on institutions and political figures.
Romanian Electoral Studies (RES) series wants to provide the public with data and information on the political culture and the voting habits of Romanians, as well as how these are influencing the democratic society. The studies are to be based on quantitative methods, namely national polls. RES analysis shall be presented all through the year in the RES newsletter.
This issue of the Romanian Electoral Studies Newsletter is the first, but not the last, that focuses on political leaders. New data shall be added through polls conducted near the presidential elections, which will allow a more complex analysis.
Romanian Electoral Studies (RES) series wants to provide the public with data and information on the political culture and the voting habits of Romanians, as well as how these are influencing the democratic society. The studies are to be based on quantitative methods, namely national polls. RES analysis shall be presented all through the year in the RES newsletter.
"Political representation and the vote of the Romanians abroad" brings together three studies on how the Romanians abroad are represented by Romanian politicians and how they can practically vote as citizens of their country. By publishing the three studies, Soros Foundation Romania points out two action domains, in order to identify solutions regarding the diaspora’s voting methods: continuing the electoral reform and fostering administrativ efficiency.
George Soros was born in Budapest, Hungary, on August 12, 1930. He survived the Nazi occupation of Budapest and left communist Hungary in 1947 for England, where he graduated from the London School of Economics (LSE). While a student at LSE, Soros became familiar with the work of the philosopher Karl Popper, who had a profound influence on his thinking and later on his professional and philanthropic activities.
The financier. In 1956, Soros moved to the United States, where he began to accumulate a large...