Georgian Dream (GD) coalition maintains a strong support among voters, according to March poll, with 60% of respondents identifying it as the party closest to them, giving GD a 6-1 lead over UNM, which had 10%, same as in a similar poll in November.
The survey was fielded by the Caucasus Resource Research Centers (CRRC) for the U.S. National Democratic Institute on March 13-27 and was funded by Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). The survey was conducted through nationwide face-to-face interview with 3,103 respondents and has a margin of error plus, minus 2.5%.
Asked whom would you vote for if local elections, scheduled next year, were held tomorrow, 62% of likely voters named GD and 9% - UNM; 17% said they "don't know"; 6% refused to answer and 2% responded they would vote for none of the party.
While most politicians' favorability ratings decreased, or in few cases stayed statistically the same since similar poll in November, parliament speaker Davit Usupashvili and UNM parliamentary minority leader Davit Bakradze both saw increased favorability beyond the margin of error.
PM Ivanishvili continues to be the most popular political leader with 75% favorability rating in March, down from 80% in November.
President Saakashvili, who is UNM chairman, had favorability rating of 25% in March, down from 29% in November and far below of Bakradze's favorability rating of 48%, which is the highest among opposition politicians.
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