TIRANA, April 4 – Italy’s IPR Marketing published its first national survey on Wednesday, where among 2000 voters – only 31.3 percent of whom come from Tirana – 62 percent wish to leave the country.
Asked whether they’d leave Albania if given the chance, IPR concluded that 62.2 percent of Albanians would leave given the chance, 35.1 percent would stay, and 2.8 percent said they don’t know what they’d do.
Concerning Prime Minister Edi Rama’s governance, 29.5 percent said they believe the PM is positive, while 34.7 percent gave negative answers. A total of 7.2 percent said they are not able to judge the government’s work.
Further on, concerning the criminality in the country – which is a main topic of political discourse and one of the main reasons Albania has still to open accession negotiations with the EU – compared to the last three years, 53.4 percent ”‹”‹of Albanians think that crime in the country has increased. Few are those who think the opposite, where 17.0 percent think this phenomenon has declined. There are 23.6 percent of Albanians who think the crime is on the same level as three years ago.
The survey also touched on the perceptions voters have on the economic progress over the last three years, where 20.9 percent of Albanians think that the economy has improved, while 43.3 percent think that the Albanian economy has deteriorated. Meanwhile, 34.7 percent of citizens think that the economy hasn’t moved in three years.
In addition, 60.1 percent of the population listed unemployment as the most pressing problem seeking solution, whereas 53.2 percent believe corruption is most pressing and 45.4 percent regard poverty as Albania’s biggest problem.
Interestingly, 49 percent of those surveyed said they believe Albania is not heading in the right direction, 40.8 percent expressed an opposing view and only 10.2 percent they don’t have an answer to this question.
Compared to three years ago, 18.5 percent of the surveyed said Albania’s living standard has risen, while 39.7 percent believe its living standards have deteriorated. Meanwhile, 40.5 percent said the living standard has remained the same.
IPR Marketing, one of the leading companies in Italy, specializes in research, studies and analysis of public opinion and market for more than 26 years, with successful international experience.
“We are used to attacks from all over the world. Because they see us as wizards, but we are not, we do a scientific job, not magic. Surveys are attacked by the loser and this is not only in Albania but everywhere. But over the years, confidence in surveys has grown,” head of the IPR Antonio Noto said.
