Shock poll claims Romanians are nostalgic for communist dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu: Who was he?

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Shock poll claims Romanians are nostalgic for communist dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu: Who was he?  A recent survey reveals 66.2% of Romanians believe Nicolae Ceaușescu was a good leader, despite his repressive regime.   READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/25/shock-poll-claims-romanians-are-nostalgic-for-communist-dictator-nicolae-ceausescu-who-was  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Two out of three Romanians believe that Nicolae Ceaușescu was a good leader for Romania.

00:11That's what a recent survey revealed. It is the most extensive sociological study dedicated to

00:17communist nostalgia. According to the respondents' perception, Romania in Ceaușescu's so-called

00:24golden age saw the country take better care of its citizens and foster more cooperation between

00:29Romanians. Almost 66% of those who completed the survey think that Ceaușescu was a good leader,

00:36just over 24% think he was not, and under 8% are unsure. The respondents' main arguments were that

00:44communist Romania had more efficient institutions, the state took better care of its citizens and

00:50people helped each other more often. The perception that the past was better is not related to age.

00:59Today we don't have any security of the days, no from tomorrow, no from now. The country is sold.

01:04It's a very delicate subject. I was born in 2003.

01:06We also had good parts and maybe more good than all the historical periods.

01:10I think we have to learn from each period and take what is good and what is bad from there.

01:14More than 48% thinks that life was better before the fall of communism in 1989,

01:21while almost 35% thinks it was worse.

01:24Despite the general positive takeaway, about 81% of the survey respondents are aware

01:41that there was less freedom before 1989, almost as many have heard about the hundreds of thousands

01:47of Romanians killed and tortured in communist prisons. The president of Romania, Nicosir Dunn,

01:54also commented on the results of this survey. In his opinion, the main reason why some Romanians

02:00idealize communism is their deep disappointment with the political class of the last three decades.

02:07The communist regime was overthrown by a violent uprising in December 1989,

02:13and Nicolai Ceausescu and his wife Elena were executed after a summary judgment by a military court.

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