The International Republican Institute (IRI) publishes a public opinion survey, according to which the approval ratings of the ruling party have shrunk. If elections were held next Saturday, only 19% of pollees would vote Georgian Dream, down from the 25% figure from last year’s November.
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The latest survey shows 20% are undecided, and 14% would opt for the United National Movement; 3%-each support ex-Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia’s party For Georgia and Zurab Jafaridze’s Girchi – More Freedom.
The parties – Lelo, Girchi, Labour Party, Strategy Aghmashenebeli, For the People, and Citizens, each have 2% support. 1%-each goes for parties like Conservative Movement/Alt-info, Droa, and European Georgia.
The research separately highlights the party People’s Power, which was founded by the deputies who formally departed the Georgian Dream. They have less than 1% support.
On the question of which party would you not vote for under any circumstance, the answers were distributed as follows: United National Movement – 39%, Georgian Dream – 34%, Conservative Movement/Alt-info – 16%, Girchi – More Freedom – 13%, Alliance of Patriots – 13%, Girchi – 13%, European Georgia – 13%, Labour Party – 8%, Strategy Aghmashenebeli – 7%, Droa – 7%, Lelo – 6%, People’s Power – 5%, For Georgia – 4%, Citizens – 3%, For People - <1%.
42% of those surveyed hold that none of the political parties represent their interests. 54% in total state that at least one party fully or partially represents their views. 78% of polled wish to see more youth in politics.
On the question of whether they trust Georgian political parties, 46% are neutral, 39% don’t, 13% do, and the remaining 2% are unsure or refuse to answer the question.
The survey was held between 4-23 March 2023 on behalf of the IRI Research Center by Dr. Rasa Alisauskiene, representative of the Baltic Surveys Ltd./The Gallup Organization. Research fieldwork was carried out by IPM. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews. The sample included 1,500 questionnaires of voting age. Data were categorized according to age, gender, region, and settlement size. The margin of error is +/- 2.5%, the response rate is 63%.
