According to the public opinion survey conducted by the International Republican Institute (IRI), the public’s trust in the Patriarch remains unchanged in the ratings of people’s approval. The top-5 looks like this:

1) Ilia II- 88%
2) Kakha Kaladze - 51%
3) Irakli Garibashvili-44%
4) Anna Dolidze-40%
5) Salome Zourabichvili - 38%

The survey was conducted on behalf of IRI’s Center for Insights in Survey Research by Dr. Rasa Alisauskiene of the public and market research company Baltic Surveys/The Gallup Organization between September 13 and October 2, 2022. The fieldwork was conducted by the Institute of Polling and Marketing. Data was collected through face-to-face interviews in respondents’ homes. The sample consists of 1,500 Georgians aged 18+ and eligible to vote. The data was weighted for age, gender, region, and settlement size. The margin of error is +/- 2.5%, and the response rate was 74%.