Friday, December 5, 2025

NDI poll shows patriarch remains most liked in Georgia

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Patriarch Ilia II (seated, left) remains highly liked in Georgia, while former Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili has had a drop in popularity. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A new poll published by National Democratic Institute (NDI) shows that Patriarch Ilia II remains the most liked person in Georgia.

96 percent of those asked say the like the patriarch. 61 percent say they like Davit Usupashvili, Speaker of Parliament;

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Georgians less satisfied with their government

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Does ex-Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili pull the strings in government after he left office, is one the issues people were asked about in NDI’s poll. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–36 percent of Georgians think the country is definitely or mainly going in the right direction. This is significantly lower than in November 2013, when 53 percent were of the same opinion.

This is one of the results presented Monday in the latest

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Poll shows more Georgians see Russia as a threat

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46 percent of Georgians are satisfied with the government’s response to the installation of barbed wire and fences by Russian soldiers, the NDI survey shows. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The number of people who think Russia is a real and existing threat to Georgia has increased by 14 percent compared to November.

This is one of the findings in the latest survey of public attitudes by the National Democratic Institute,

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Georgian Dream leaders are most trusted

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After the patriarch, ex-prime minister Bidzina Ivanishvili is the most liked person in Georgia. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A new poll shows that the top people in the Georgian Dream coalition are the most trusted public figures in Georgia, after the patriarch.

The results are part of a wider survey of public attitudes organized by a US agency that builds democracy

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Poll: Georgians think country is getting more democratic

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63% of respondents say the number of jobs has increased the last year. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–54 percent of Georgians say their country has democracy now, while 35 percent say there is no democracy in Georgia, according to a poll by National Democratic Institute (NDI).

These numbers show a clear upward trend; in September, 44 percent said

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Poll: 66% of Georgian want athletes to participate in Sochi

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Downhill skier Nino Tsiklauri and three other Georgian athletes will take part in the Olympics. (ambebi.ge.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–66 percent of Georgians approve of the decision by the government that Georgian athletes will participate in the upcoming Sochi Winter Olympics, while 17 percent disapprove of this decision. 16 percent didn’t answer.

In September 2013, 76 percent supported this

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