In August, the "Georgian Dream" was donated 4 million 555 993 GEL which is 15 times more than the donations of all other parties together..
The small financers of the partyare legal and physical persons, who fill up the account of "Georgian Dream" with maximum amount of 120 thousand GEL.
Donors of "Georgian Dream" are mainly the former Prime Minister, Bidzina Ivanishvili`s partners or people having other lnks with him. Among them are the director of Khashmi wine factory belonging to the Patriarchate and one of the most influential representatives of the Patriarchate, Kakhaber Makhatadze, who was nominated by Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili on September 2 as Zestafoni majoritarian MP. The society knows him from the so-called cyanide case , because he is referred to as the "golden fish" of Shorena Tetruashvili, the secretary of the Patriarch.
The second place according to the donations iks taken up by the "European Georgia" (about 200 thousand GEL). Donors are mainly party members and candidates. The biggest donation - 42 thousand lari, belongs to Akaki Kilasonia, who was asked by the Audit Service several times to confirm his incomes duee to financing of the same party a year ago.
Opposition parties say that the ruling party is intimidating businessmen in order not to fund other parties.
The fifth place is occupied by "National Movement" with 5 330 GEL. Party members say that money is one of the main factors in the election but not decisive.
The last place in the donation list i belongs to "Republican Party" - 20 GEL.