Opposition-minded Mtavari Arkhi TV commissioned polls: ruling party polling at 25%
Parliamentary elections will be held on October 31 in Georgia. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Election polls commissioned by the opposition-minded TV channel Mtavari Arkhi say the ruling Georgian Dream party will receive 25 per cent of votes in the upcoming October 31 parliamentary elections.
The polls conducted by international Ipsos company based in France read that the United National Movement and the opposition’s alliance will receive 15.5 per cent of votes.
Those surveyed said they were like to vote for:
- European Georgia-5%
- Strategy Agmashenebeli-3%
- Labour Party-3%
- Alliance of Patriots-3%
- Girchi-2.5%
- United Georgia-Democratic Movement-2.5%
- Lelo-2%
- Citizen-1.5%.
- Free Georgia-1%
- Other parties-3%
- Undecided-19%
- Refused to answer-14%
The polls were conducted between September 10-18 of 2020, involving 1,500 respondents eligible to vote around the country.
Recent polls by the International Republican Institute’s (IRI) have revealed ‘sustained support’ for the government’s management of COVID-19 as well as ‘persistent anxiety over the economy’, saying that these issues ‘are motivating citizens to go to the polls on October 31 and make their voices heard.’
The poll, which was conducted throughout the country (except for the two Russia-occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali) between August 25 and September 7, says that 23 per cent of the 2,850 people surveyed has not decided yet who they will vote for if elections were held today.
Political party Lelo, created last year by the co-founders of TBC Bank Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri Japaridze, has the highest support of voters among newly formed parties in Georgia, says the election polls conducted by British company Survation, commissioned by Georgian Rustavi 2 TV channel.
A total of 66 political parties have registered to participate in the upcoming parliamentary elections in Georgia on October 31. The Central Election Commission also stated that now the registered parties must provide their party lists and majoritarian candidates no later than October 1.
The ruling Georgian Dream party candidates in six majoritarian constituencies would receive above 50% of votes if elections were held today, Rustavi 2 commissioned poll says. 1,800 interviews were conducted in the constituencies of Vake, Gldani, Rustavi, Poti-Khobi-Senaki, Mtskheta-Dusheti-Kazbegi-Tianeti, and Sachkhere-Tchiatura-Kharagauli between September 12-15.
Former Secretary General of NATO Anders Fog Rasmussen says that Russia is likely to target the upcoming October 31 parliamentary elections in Georgia. Rasmussen said that the future of Georgia should be decided by Georgians and not by the Kremlin, Europe or America. However, he said that many recent reports have proven that Russia is trying to interfere with Georgia’s democratic development.
The ruling Georgian Dream party candidates in six majoritarian constituencies including Tbilisi are leading in Rustavi 2 commissioned polls. The poll carried out by British company Survation between September 12 and September 19 says that the ruling party would receive above 50% of votes if elections were held today.
The ruling Georgian Dream party received 6,495,650 million GEL in election contributions last month, while the opposition Lelo party, which was founded by co-founders of TBC bank Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri Japaridze, received 1, 312,590 GEL, the State Audit Office reports.
The ruling Georgian Dream party has accepted the challenge of the opposition parties Lelo and Strategy Agmashenebeli to participate in debates in the coming days.
A public opinion poll commissioned by the opposition-minded TV channel Mtavari Arkhi says the ruling Georgian Dream party would receive 23% of votes if parliamentary elections were held next week, followed by the United National Movement with 18% of votes.
Opposition-minded Mtavari Arkhi cameraman Levan Ablotia, who received injuries in the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party office in Kareli yesterday, has dismissed the allegations of the channel head Nika Gvaramia that he was thrown out of the second floor by GD activists.
The ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party has released a video depicting opposition-minded Mtavari Arkhi cameraman Levan Ablotia, ‘walking freely at the time the channel claimed he was unconscious.’
The opposition-minded Mtavari Arkhi TV channel, which commissioned election polls from the international research company Ipsos, has suspended its cooperation with the latter. Mtavari Arkhi’s general director, Nika Gvaramia, explained that Ipsos breached the contract by uploading pre-election results on its website which were different from the numbers they reported to Mtavari Arkhi.