The Institute for Social Studies and Analysis (ISSA) recently published a study revealing public dissatisfaction with the country’s current direction in terms of political climate. Per the survey, 61.7% of respondents believe that Georgia is on the wrong track whereas only 34.8% think it is on the right one. Interestingly, only 12.2% expressed an assuredly positive outlook on the topic.
The nationwide survey was conducted in January using face-to-face interviews with a randomly selected pool of 2,000 respondents. The organization reports a ±2.2% margin of error at a 95% confidence level.
The survey also reflected concerns about the country’s political stability—or lack thereof, with more than 82% of respondents believing that Georgia is currently in a political crisis. When asked who/what is responsible for the crisis, 78% put the blame on the ruling party, Georgian Dream, while 23.6% pointed out Bidzina Ivanishvili himself. Notably, 16% and 16.5% identified National Movement or other opposition parties, respectively.
