1. Institute of Social Studies and Georgian Development Research
Analysis Institute
National-wide survey of political attitudes and
approaches towards ongoing processes
2011, 11–22 November

2. The Institute of Social Studies and Analysis carried out the
national-wide survey of political attitudes and approaches
towards ongoing processes in Georgia by the voting-age
population (age of 18 and more) on November 11-22, 2011.

3. • Approximately 3000 respondents were interviewed in
11 regions of Georgia including Tbilisi. The multi-stage
cluster sampling methods model was applied.
Respondents were selected in the families (households)
based on random selection principles. In each region
the sample unit were distributed with such proportions
that the results would have been representative for
each region. For the whole sample Margin of Error does
not exceed 1.8% with 95% of reliability. The interviews
were based on face to face method. The survey
provided maximum of anonymity for the respondents.

4. KEY FINDIGS OF THE
SURVEY

5. Evaluation of the activities of different institutions and
structures
(means on five point scale: -2 “very negative; +2 “very positive”)
Georgian Orthodox Church 1.80
The ministry of Interior 0.70
NGOs 0.60
The Defence Ministry 0.60
The Presidential institution 0.30
Tbilisi City Hall 0.30
The Ministry of Education 0.20
The Government of Georgia 0.20
Georgian media 0.20
The Parliament of Georgia 0.10
Taxation services 0.10
Tbilisi City Assembly 0.00 Positive
Prosecutor’s office
The Ministry of Healthcare
0.10
0.10
Negative
Georgian Court 0.10

6. Do you support the decision according to which the number
of MPs should be increased up to 190?
Not support rather
than support
16%
Neutral
Not support at all 27%
37%
More support
Difficult to answer rather than not
7% Support completely support
5% 8%

7. Would you participate in the forthcoming
parliamentary elections in 2012?
Definitely 77.7
I think I will 11.4
I don’t think I will 2.0
I decided not to 4.7
Refuse to answer 0.4
I don’t know/
3.8
Haven’t decided yet

8. Which way is acceptable for changing of ruling power?
It is acceptable to change the ruling power through the
elections
75.7
It is acceptable to change the ruling power through the
revolution before the elections 3.2
It is acceptable to change the ruling power through the
revolution if the government falsifies the results of the 3.6
elections
I consider it currently impossible to change the
leadership at all 12.2
Difficult to answer 5.3

9. Bidzina Ivanishvili decided to enter politics, to create his political
force and to participate in the 2012 parliamentary elections. Do
you support this decision?
33.4
22.9
17.0
13.6 13.1
support
Totally not
Difficult to
than not
support
support
Rather not
Totally
Rather
support
answer
support
support
than

10. Extremely
24.1
positive
More positive
22.1
than negative
Neither
positive nor
21.4
negative
More negative
10.2
than positive
steps in the politics?
Extremly
8.3
negative
How would you evaluate Bidzina Ivanishvili’s first
Difficult to
13.9
answer

11. Please answer, what are your expectations with Bidzina Ivanishvili
coming into politics for the future development of the country?
A new political force will enter politics and that
will change the existing situation in the country 52.8
for the better
The current situation will not change in the
country after Ivanishvili’s coming into politics
16.1
After Ivanishvili’s coming into politics the
existing situation in the country will be worsen
8.0
Difficult to answer 23.0

12. If parliamentary elections are held tomorrow, which political
party would you vote for firstly?
United National Movement 36.0
Bidzina Ivanishvili’s Party 32.0
Christian-Democratic Movement 4.3
Labour Party 1.6
Free Democrats 1.5
Republican Party 0.8
New Rights Party 0.6
National Forum 0.6
Democratic Movement- United Georgia 0.3
Georgian Party 0.2
Topadze- Industrialists Save the Georgia 0.2
People’s Party 0.2
Georgian Democratic Party 0.1
Georgian Troupe 0.1
National-Democratic Party 0.1
Conservative Party 0.1
Georgian way 0.1
None from the listed (I would cross out… 2.2
I wold not participate in voting 2.8
Refuse to answer 3.4
Difficult to answer 12.8

13. If parliamentary elections are held tomorrow which political party would
you vote for secondly?
Bidzina Ivanishvili’s Party 12.4
Christian-Democratic Movement 12.2
United National Movement 8.8
Free Democrats 5.7
Labour Party 3.5
National Forum 2.5
Republican Party 2.0
New Rights Party 1.3
Democratic Movement- United Georgia 0.9
Georgian Party 0.8
Topadze- Industrialists Save the Georgia 0.6
People’s Party 0.5
Georgian Democratic Party 0.4
Conservative Party 0.2
National-Democratic Party 0.1
Georgian Troupe 0.1
Georgian way 0.1
None from the listed (I would cross out everyone) 7.3
I wold not participate in voting 3.5
Refuse to answer 5.8
Difficult to answer 31.0

14. If parliamentary elections are held tomorrow, which
If you had a second choice which political party would you vote for firstly?
political party would you vote for? Bidzina United National Christian-
Ivanishvili’s Movement Democratic
Party Movement
New Rights Party 0.3% 0.7% 0.2%
Bidzina Ivanishvili’s Party 2.4% 0.9%
Democratic Movement- United Georgia 0.8% 0.1%
United National Movement 3.3% 1.0%
National-Democratic Party 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
National Forum 1.6% 0.5% 0.0%
Free Democrats 3.3% 1.4% 0.3%
Topadze- Industrialists Save the Georgia 0.5% 0.1%
Labour Party 1.8% 0.9% 0.3%
Republican Party 1.0% 0.4% 0.1%
Georgian way 0.0% 0.0%
Georgian Party 0.5% 0.2% 0.1%
Christian-Democratic Movement 4.3% 6.8%
Georgian Troupe 0.0% 0.1%
We-Ourselves 0.1%
People’s Party 0.2% 0.1% 0.1%
None from the listed 6.7% 3.5% 0.2%
Refuse to answer 0.6% 1.8% 0.1%
Difficult to answer 7.8% 10.0% 0.9%

15. Data is calculated according to the respondents who indicated “difficult to answer” (12.8%) or
refused to answer (3.4%) the question- “which political party would you vote for in
parliamentary elections? (totally 16.2%)
Whom do you want to see as a Prime-Minister in the country from
2013 ?
Ivanishvili Bidzina 2.9
Saakashvili Mikheil 1.5
Alasania Irakli 1.0
Targamadze Giorgi 0.9
Ugulava gigi 0.8
Natelashvili Shalva 0.2
Okruashvili Irakli 0.2
Gilauri Nika 0.2
Usupashvili David 0.1
Burjanadze Nino 0.2
Bakradze David 0.1
Shartava Kakha 0.2
Gamkrelidze David 0.1
Sanikidze Gubaz 0.2
Other 0.2
None 0.1
Refuse to answer 1.7
Difficult to answer 5.7

16. Data is calculated according to the respondents who indicated “difficult to answer” (12.8%) or
refused to answer (3.4%) the question- “which political party would you vote for in
parliamentary elections? (totally 16.2%)
Whom you would like to see as Georgia’s President after Michael
Saakashvili resigns?
Ivanishvili Bidzina 3.8
Ugulava Gigi 0.9
Alasania ikarli 0.8
Targamadze Gioergi 0.4
Bakradze David 0.1
Other 0.5
None 0.2
Refuse to answer 1.5
Difficult to answer 8

17. If parliamentary elections are held tomorrow, which political party would
you vote for firstly?
(Data according to regional section)
Tbilisi 39.6 23.9 2.0 2.4
Imereti 43.8 30.7 2.0 7.2
Kvemo Kartli 24.0 46.3 0.8 5.0
Kakheti 35.8 34.9 5.2
Samegrelo &… 8.4 52.7 0.8 10.5
Achara 27.8 35.9 0.9 5.1
Shida Kartli 33.9 42.9 0.6 4.5
Samtskhe-Javakheti 15.2 71.7 6.1 3.0
Guria 24.6 22.2 1.2
Mtskheta-mtianeti 41.8 21.2 1.8 3.0
Racha-lechkhumi &… 39.8 42.1 2.9
New Rights Party Bidzina Ivanishvili’s Party United National Movement
Free Democrats Labour Party Republican Party
Christian-Democratic Movement

18. If parliamentary elections are held tomorrow, which political party would you
vote for firstly?
(Data according to employment section)
Employed Public Sector 21.3 52.1 1.9 3.1 12.8
Employed Private Sector 37.0 28.1 3.9 4.4 12.6
3.4
Self-employed 41.3 27.4 3.3
4.7 4.4 11.0
Student / pensioner 37.7 32.6 4.0 3.4 12.0
Unemployed 2.6
36.4 29.6 4.9 3.5 14.6
New Rights Party Bidzina Ivanishvili’s Party
United National Movement National Forum
Free Democrats Labour Party
Republican Party Christian-Democratic Movement
None from the listed (I would cross out everyone) I wold not participate in voting
Refuse to answer Difficult to answer

19. Which political party you would not vote at all?
Democratic Movement- United Georgia 16.5
United National Movement 13.6
Labour Party 11.3
Georgian Party 2.7
Georgian Democratic Party 2.6
Bidzina Ivanishvili’s Party 2.3
Christian-Democratic Movement 2.1
New Rights Party 1.8
Georgian way 1.7
Georgian Troupe 1.5
National-Democratic Party 1.2
Free Democrats 1.0
Topadze- Industrialists Save the Georgia 0.8
We-Ourselves 0.8
Conservative Party 0.7
Republican Party 0.6
People’s Party 0.6
National Forum 0.4
Levan Gachechiladze 0.2
None from the listed 2.0
There is no such party 9.8
Difficult to answer 25.9

20. Bidzina Ivanishvili already named political partners with whom he
would actively cooperate: Free Democrats (Irakli Alasania) and
Republican Party (Davit Usufashvili). In your opinion how justified is
his choice?
More unjustyfied
than justyfied
More justyfied 19%
than unjustyfied Fully unjustyfied
28% 11%
Fully justyfied
11% Difficult to
answer
31%

21. If the elections are held fairly, will Bidzina Ivanishvili’s political force
have enough recourses to compete with:
United National
Movement
60.6 25.1 14.3
Yes
No
Difficult to answer
Other opposition
parties
70.4 14.7 14.9

22. Do you think that the parliamentary elections planed for
October 2012 will be held fairly?
Difficult to
answer
25.6% Yes
59.1%
No
15.4%

23. Who will have most support of the population in upcoming
parliamentary elections – more ruling power, or more
opposition?
The opposition
Ruling power 38%
43%
Difficult to
None of them
answer
17% 2%

24. Which political force will overcome the 5% barrier in the
forthcoming parliamentary elections?
United National Movement 26.0
Bidzina Ivanishvili’s Party 21.4
Christian-Democratic Movement 14.7
Free Democrats 7.9
Labour Party 4.4
Republican Party 3.6
New Rights Party 2.4
National Forum 1.8
Democratic Movement- United Georgia 1.3
Georgian Party 1.2
Topadze- Industrialists Save the Georgia 0.8
People’s Party 0.7
Conservative Party 0.5
Georgian Troupe 0.4
National-Democratic Party 0.3
Georgian Democratic Party 0.3
We-Ourselves 0.2
Georgian way 0.1
Refuse to answer 1.4
Difficult to answer 10.7

25. How would you evaluate the possibility of Michael Saakashvili
staying in power after his Presidential term would expire in 2013?
22.1
Positively
More positively than negatively 16.9
Neither positively nor negatively 18.2
More negatively than positively 9.7
Negatively 26.1
Difficult to answer 1.3
Refuse to answer 5.7

26. Whom would you want to be a Prime-Minister of Georgia
from 2013?
Ivanishvili Bidzina 26.1
Saakashvili Michael 24.2
Alasania Irakli 7.8
Targamadze Giorgi 6.8
Ugulava Gigi 6.4
Natelashvili Shalva 1.6
Okruashvili Irakli 1.6
Gilauri Nika 1.4
Usupashvili David 1.1
Burjanadze Nino 1
Bakradze David 0.9
Shartava Kakha 0.8
Gamkrelidze David 0.6
Sanikidze Gubaz 0.6
Dzidziguri Zviad 0.4
Gachechiladze Levan 0.1
Other 0.9
none 0.5
Refuse to answer 3.4
Difficult to answer 13.8

27. Whom would you like to be Georgia’s President after Michael
Saakashvili resigns?
Ivanishvili Bidzina 31.8
Ugulava Gigi 12.7
Alasania Irakli 9.3
Targamadze Giorgi 7.1
Bakradze David 2.3
Natelashvili Shalva 1.5
Gamkrelidze David 1
Okruashvili Irakli 0.9
Usupashvili David 0.9
Burjanadze Nino 0.8
Sanikidze Gubaz 0.6
Shartava Kakha 0.5
Gachechiladze Levan 0.2
Dzidziguri Zviad 0.1
Other 1.4
none 0.9
Refuse to answer 3.9
Difficult to answer 23.9

28. Solution of which problems should be pripority for a political
party or a politician today?
Unemployment 19.1
Lost teritories 13.4
Poverty 10.2
Product price increase 9.9
High prices for healthcare 8.1
High utility prices 7.5
Low pentions 6.4
High prices for medication 5.2
Cutting contacts with russia 3.6
Expanssive transportation fares 3.3
Bank lawn burden 2.1
Abuse of fundamental human rights 1.7
Unavailability of fair and independent trial 1.6
Hard conditions for inmates 1.1
Environmental problems 1.0
Elite corruption 0.8
Overcoming fear in the society 0.8
No prospects for integrating into NATO or EU 0.8
Pressure on media 0.8
One party governance in the country 0.8
Poor conditions of the roads 0.7
Unsecured safety of the country 0.5
Other 0.3
Difficult to answer 0.1

29. In case of staying in power, how it would be possible that the ruling party
would solve problems mentioned by you?
Rather not possible
than possible
More possible rather
21%
than not possible
29%
Fully possible
16% Fully impossible
Difficult to answer 24%
10%

30. In case of coming into power how it would be possible that Bidzina
Ivanishvili’s party would solve the problems mentioned by you?
Rather possible than
not possible Rather not possible
31% than possible
14%
Fully impossible
6%
Fully possible
26%
Difficult to answer
23%

31. Do you have positive or negative attitudes towards to each political
party?
(means on five point scale: -2 “very negative”, +2 “very positive”)
Bidzina Ivanishvili's party 0.70
United National Movement 0.30
Christian-Democtatic Movement 0.24
Our Georgia- Free Democrats 0.16
Republican Party 0.07
National Forum 0.15
Industrialists Save Georgia 0.32
People’s Party 0.36
Labour’s Party 0.37
New Rights Par ty 0.41
Conservative Party 0.43
Georgian Troupe 0.53
We- Ourselves 0.64
For United Georgia 0.68
Whites Party 0.73
Positive
0.73
Negative
National-Democratic Party
Georgia’s Way 0.74
Georgian Democratic Party 0.78
United Georgia 1.02

32. How fair are allegations of being Russian agent towards the
persons listed below ?
(means on four point scale: below zero “totally fair”, above zero “totally
unfair”)
Shalva Natelashvili 0.95
Irakli Alasania 0.84
Photo reporters 0.81
Vakhtang Maisaia 0.65
Bizina Ivanishvili 0.62
Irakli Okruashvili 0.25
Kakha Bendukidze 0.18
Erosi Kitsmarishvili
Unfair
0.06
Zurab Nogaideli
Fair
0.22
Nino Burjanadze 0.23

33. how often do you use news programs on various TV channels?
(means on three point scale: 1- “rarely”, 2 – “More or less often”, 3 – “very often”)
72.1 80.5
65.2 67.2
39.9 41.3 47.1
14.3 13.7
2.37 2.16 2.45
2.00 1.74
1.67 1.44 1.51
1.29
Maestro
television
II channel
Kavkasia
Imedi
I Channel
First Caucasian
Rustavi 2
Real TV
Adjara
Tbilisi Mean Do not watch, percentage %

34. Which TV channel do you trust mostly??
30.0
27.5
25.0
20.0 18.3
14.9
15.0
12.7 12.2
10.0 8.9
5.0 3.0
1.4
0.6 0.2 0.2 0.1
0.0
Tbilisi

35. Thank you
for your attention