According to the public opinion survey conducted by the International Republican Institute (IRI), if parliamentary elections were held this week, 25% would vote for the Georgian Dream and 12% for the National Movement.
The responses of the surveyed citizens are as follows:
Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia - 25%
United National Movement - 12%
For Georgia - Giorgi Gakharia - 3%
Girchi - More Freedom - Zurab Japaridze - 3%
Strategy Builder - Giorgi Vashadze - 2%
Droa - Elena Khoshtaria - 2%
Labor Party - Shalva Natelashvili - 2%
For People - Ana Dolidze - 2%
Girchi - 2%
Alliance of Patriots - Davit Tarkhan Mouravi and Irma Inashvili - 2%
Lelo - 1%
Citizens - Aleko Elisashvili - 1%
Conservative movement - Alt-Info - 1%
Others - 2%
Spoiled ballot paper - 11%
I would not vote - 6%
I don't know - 16%
Refuse to answer - 7%.
The survey was conducted on behalf of IRI’s Center for Insights in Survey Research by Dr. Rasa Alisauskiene of the public and market research company Baltic Surveys/The Gallup Organization between September 13 and October 2, 2022. The fieldwork was conducted by the Institute of Polling and Marketing. Data was collected through face-to-face interviews in respondents’ homes. The sample consists of 1,500 Georgians aged 18+ and eligible to vote. The data was weighted for age, gender, region, and settlement size. The margin of error is plus or minus 2.5 percent, and the response rate was 74 percent. The survey was made possible by the generous support of the American people through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).