Edison Research: ruling party polling at 38%
Current figures slightly differ from the previous results of the Edison Research poll published in July when the ruling party received 39 per cent of likely voters and UNM received 20 per cent. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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The ruling Georgian Dream party would likely receive 38 per cent of votes if parliamentary elections were held today, says an Edison Research poll commissioned by Georgian opposition Formula TV.
Opposition United National Movement (UNM) party comes next with 15 per cent of likely votes, followed by European Georgia party with 6 per cent and Giorgi Vashadze - Strategy Aghmashenebeli with four per cent.
Other opposition parties, including Labour Party, Lelo for Georgia, Alliance of Patriots and Girchi received 3 per cent each, while the Citizens and Democratic Movement – United Georgia received 1 percent each.
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, also says that 23 per cent of the 2,850 people surveyed has not decided yet who they will vote for.
- NDI poll puts turnout at 88% of eligible voters in upcoming parliamentary elections
- Rustavi 2 commissioned election polls: among newly formed parties in Georgia, Lelo polling the best at 3.7%
- IRI polls: 33% would vote for ruling Georgian Dream, 16% for opposition party UNM
The 2020 parliamentary elections will be held in a different manner - 120 seats in parliament will be distributed based on the votes received in proportional elections, while remaining 30 per the votes received in majoritarian elections (instead of the 76/73 electoral system).
The mandates in the proportional elections will be distributed among parties and election blocs which receive at least one per cent of the vote.
Blocs will be allowed in the 2020 elections. However, with a different election threshold. The percentage of votes received by election blocs must at least amount to 1 percent x number of the parties in the bloc.
A National Democratic Institute survey predicts 88 per cent of eligible voters will vote in the upcoming parliamentary elections on October 31, noting 59 per cent have not decided yet who they will vote for.
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.
The International Republican Institute (IRI) released its recent poll today, which says 33% of those surveyed would vote for the ruling Georgian Dream party if parliamentary elections were to be held this coming Sunday, while 16% said they would rather vote for the opposition United National Movement (UNM) party.
The Georgian Dream ruling party is likely to receive 39 per cent of votes in the upcoming parliamentary elections in October, says the recently published US Edison Research’s polls, commissioned by Georgian channel Formula TV.
Central Election Commission (CEC) head Tamar Zhvania spoke to Rustavi 2 about how the vote in the parliamentary elections on October 31 will take place given the coronavirus.
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.’
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 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.