The US Republican Institute published political ratings in Georgia five months before the presidential election. According to the sociological survey, "Georgian Dream" is still leading with the biggest number of supporters among political forces, but pro-Western opposition parties jointly have higher ratings.
The majority of IRI respondents also support the opposition to present a common candidate at the presidential election.
The number of supporters of the National Movement has increased by 2%, the rate of "European Georgia" is unchanged, the number of supporters of the Labor Party decreased by 1%,, the Patriots Alliance " rating remained unchanged.
Part of Non-Parliamentary Opposition believes that the number of their supporters exceeds IRI data.
Davit Bakradze is leading in the personal part of political ratings.
According to the IRI ratings, confidence in institutions is falling from research to research and in some cases equals historic minimum. After Shevardnadze"s presidency, the Georgian government has never had such low confidence. The trust is low towards the PM.
According to the results of the survey by the International Republican Institute, the rating of the police has fallen. Only 50% of respondents evaluate police activities positively.
In comparison with 2012, the public trust towards the Church has decreased by almost 10% .
40% of respondents say unemployment is the main problem facing Georgia.
"Georgian Dream" expresses complete distrust of IRI data.