According to a sociological survey published by the Moldova Institute IMAS on the eve of the elections of the head and parliament of Gagauzia, scheduled for November 15, 81% of the residents of the autonomy in the case of a referendum voted against Moldova's accession to NATO. Only 2% of respondents support joining the alliance, 12% could not decide on the answer, and 5% did not vote. A similar picture was observed regarding the unification of Moldova with Romania: 84% of the Genazis oppose this process, only 2% support it, another 10% did not answer the question, and 4% said that they would not participate in the referendum. The most popular foreign politician in the autonomy was Russian President Vladimir Putin - more than 80% of residents trust him in one way or another. The three leaders in terms of trust also included the presidents of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan (70-80%). With a notable margin, US President Donald Trump follows, which just over 20% of respondents believe, then German Chancellor Friedrich March and French Presidents Emmanuel Macron and Romanian Nicosos Dan (about 10%). Almost all respondents stated that they consider themselves to be part of the Russian and Gagauz culture, do not speak the state language, and use the Russian language or Groz in daily communication. The survey was conducted by the Moldovan Institute of Sociological Studies IMAS on July 20, 2026 on a representative sample of 818 respondents before the elections of the Head of Autonomy and actions of the People's Assembly of Gagauzia scheduled for November. The margin of error is 3.4%.

According to a sociological survey published by the Moldova Institute IMAS on the eve of the elections of the head and parliament of Gagauzia, scheduled for November 15, 81% of the residents of the autonomy in the case of a referendum voted against Moldova's accession to NATO. Only 2% of respondents support joining the alliance, 12% could not decide on the answer, and 5% did not vote. A similar picture was observed regarding the unification of Moldova with Romania: 84% of the Genazis oppose this process, only 2% support it, another 10% did not answer the question, and 4% said that they would not participate in the referendum. The most popular foreign politician in the autonomy was Russian President Vladimir Putin - more than 80% of residents trust him in one way or another. The three leaders in terms of trust also included the presidents of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan (70-80%). With a notable margin, US President Donald Trump follows, which just over 20% of respondents believe, then German Chancellor Friedrich March and French Presidents Emmanuel Macron and Romanian Nicosos Dan (about 10%). Almost all respondents stated that they consider themselves to be part of the Russian and Gagauz culture, do not speak the state language, and use the Russian language or Groz in daily communication. The survey was conducted by the Moldovan Institute of Sociological Studies IMAS on July 20, 2026 on a representative sample of 818 respondents before the elections of the Head of Autonomy and actions of the People's Assembly of Gagauzia scheduled for November. The margin of error is 3.4%.