Survey on Political Attitudes April 2019 1. [SHOW CARD 1] There Are
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Survey on Political Attitudes April 2019 1. [SHOW CARD 1] There are different opinions regarding the direction in which Georgia is going. Using this card, please, rate your answer. [Interviewer: Only one answer.] Georgia is definitely going in the wrong direction 1 Georgia is mainly going in the wrong direction 2 Georgia is not changing at all 3 Georgia is going mainly in the right direction 4 Georgia is definitely going in the right direction 5 (Don’t know) -1 (Refuse to answer) -2 2. [SHOW CARD 2] Using this card, please tell me, how would you rate the performance of the current government? Very badly 1 Badly 2 Well 3 Very well 4 (Don’t know) -1 (Refuse to answer) -2 Performance of Institutions and Leaders 3. [SHOW CARD 3] How would you rate the performance of…? [Read out] Well Badly answer) Average Very well Very (Refuse to (Refuse Very badly Very (Don’t know) (Don’t 1 Prime Minister Mamuka 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2 Bakhtadze 2 President Salome 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2 Zourabichvili 3 The Speaker of the Parliament 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2 Irakli Kobakhidze 4 Mayor of Tbilisi Kakha 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2 Kaladze (Tbilisi only) 5 Your Sakrebulo 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2 6 The Parliament 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2 7 The Courts 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2 8 Georgian army 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2 9 Georgian police 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2 10 Office of the Ombudsman 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2 11 Office of the Chief Prosecutor 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2 12 Public Service Halls 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2 13 Georgian Orthodox Church 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2 4. [SHOW CARD 4] Do you have a positive or negative attitude about the following leaders and political figures? Negative Neither Neither Positive negative (Never (Never heard) know) (Don’t to (Refuse answer) positive nor 1 Kakha Kaladze 3 2 1 -5 -1 -2 2 Salome Zourabichvili 3 2 1 -5 -1 -2 3 Irakli Kobakhidze 3 2 1 -5 -1 -2 4 Mamuka Bakhtadze 3 2 1 -5 -1 -2 5 Davit Sergeenko 3 2 1 -5 -1 -2 6 Giorgi Gakharia 3 2 1 -5 -1 -2 7 Thea Tsouloukiani 3 2 1 -5 -1 -2 8 Davit Zalkaliani 3 2 1 -5 -1 -2 9 Levan Izoria 3 2 1 -5 -1 -2 10 Giorgi Kobulia 3 2 1 -5 -1 -2 11 Ivane Machavariani 3 2 1 -5 -1 -2 12 Maia Tskitishvili 3 2 1 -5 -1 -2 13 Mikheil Batiashvili 3 2 1 -5 -1 -2 14 Levan Davitashvili 3 2 1 -5 -1 -2 15 Tamar Chugoshvili 3 2 1 -5 -1 -2 16 Archil Talakvadze 3 2 1 -5 -1 -2 17 Mamuka Mdinaradze 3 2 1 -5 -1 -2 18 Nika Melia 3 2 1 -5 -1 -2 19 Grigol Vashadze 3 2 1 -5 -1 -2 20 Zaal Udumashvili 3 2 1 -5 -1 -2 21 Roman Gotsiridze 3 2 1 -5 -1 -2 22 Elene Khoshtaria 3 2 1 -5 -1 -2 23 Sergi Kapanadze 3 2 1 -5 -1 -2 24 Oto Kakhidze 3 2 1 -5 -1 -2 25 Irakli Abesadze 3 2 1 -5 -1 -2 26 Eka Beselia 3 2 1 -5 -1 -2 27 Davit Usupashvili 3 2 1 -5 -1 -2 28 Irma Inashvili 3 2 1 -5 -1 -2 29 Zurab Japaridze 3 2 1 -5 -1 -2 30 Shalva Natelashvili 3 2 1 -5 -1 -2 31 Nino Burjanadze 3 2 1 -5 -1 -2 32 Aleko Elisashvili 3 2 1 -5 -1 -2 33 Khatuna Samnidze 3 2 1 -5 -1 -2 34 Shalva Shavgulidze 3 2 1 -5 -1 -2 35 Mikheil Saakashvili 3 2 1 -5 -1 -2 36 Bidzina Ivanishvili 3 2 1 -5 -1 -2 37 Giorgi Vashadze (Political 3 2 1 -5 -1 -2 Platform - New Georgia) 5. [SHOW CARD 5 (Rotated)] Which party is closest to you? And what is your first and second choice? [Interviewer! One answer in each column. If the respondent names the same option for the second choice, it means he/she has no second choice and circle -5 (‘No second choice’) in the second column. If the respondent’s first choice is “No party”, “Don’t know” or “Refuse to answer”, skip to question 6.] First Choice Second Choice Alliance of Patriots of Georgia (Davit Tarkhan-Mouravi, 1 1 Irma Inashvili) Free Georgia (Kakha Kukava) 2 2 New Rights (Mamuka Katsitadze) 3 3 Democratic Movement – United Georgia (Nino 4 4 Burjanadze) Left Alliance (Kakhaber Dzagania, Soso Shatberashvili) 5 5 United National Movement 6 6 Bakradze-Ugulava - European Georgia (Gigi Ugulava, 7 7 Davit Bakradze) Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia (Bidzina Ivanishvili 8 8 ) National Forum (Gubaz Sanikidze) 9 9 Republican Party (Khatuna Samnidze, Tamar Kordzaia) 10 10 Industry will save Georgia/Industrialists (Zurab 11 11 Tkemaladze) Georgian Conservative Party (Zviad Dzidziguri) 12 12 Free Democrats (Shalva Shavgulidze) 13 13 Georgian Labor Party (Shalva Natelashvili) 14 14 New Political Center - Girchi (Zurab Japaridze) 15 15 Movement State for People (Nika Matchutadze) 16 16 Political Platform - New Georgia (Giorgi Vashadze) 17 17 New Christian Democrats (Nikoloz Joglidze) 18 18 Unity of Georgian Traditionalists (Akaki Asatiani) 19 19 Freedom – Zviad Gamsakhurdia’s Way (Konstantine 20 20 Gamsakhurdia) Tamaz Mechiauri for United Georgia (Tamaz Mechiauri) 21 21 Georgian Troupe (Jondi Baghaturia) 22 22 European Democrats (Paata Davitaia) 23 23 Other (specify)_________________________ 24 Other (specify)_________________________ 24 No party 25 (No second choice) -5 (Don’t know) -1 -1 (Refuse to answer) -2 -2 6. If Parliamentary elections were held tomorrow, would you say you are decided or undecided about how you would vote? Decided 1 Undecided 0 (Do not know) -1 (Refuse to answer) -2 7. [SHOW CARD 7] If Parliamentary elections were held tomorrow, would you vote? Please use the 10-point scale where “1” means “I absolutely will not vote” and “10” means “I absolutely will vote” Absolutely Absolutely will not will vote vote answer) (Refuse to (Refuse (Don’t know) (Don’t 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -1 -2 [If the answer to question 7 is 1, -1 or -2 go to question 9.] 8. [SHOW CARD 8 (Rotated)] If parliamentary elections were tomorrow which party would you vote for? Which party would be your first and second choice? [Interviewer! One answer in each column. If the respondent names the same option for the second choice, it means he/she has no second choice and circle -5 (‘No second choice’) in the second column. If the respondent’s first choice is “No party”, “Don’t know” or “Refuse to answer”, skip to question 9.] First Choice Second Choice Alliance of Patriots of Georgia (Davit Tarkhan-Mouravi, 1 1 Irma Inashvili) Free Georgia (Kakha Kukava) 2 2 New Rights (Mamuka Katsitadze) 3 3 Democratic Movement – United Georgia (Nino 4 4 Burjanadze) Left Alliance (Kakhaber Dzagania, Soso Shatberashvili) 5 5 United National Movement 6 6 Bakradze-Ugulava - European Georgia (Gigi Ugulava, 7 7 Davit Bakradze) Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia (Bidzina 8 8 Ivanishvili) National Forum (Gubaz Sanikidze) 9 9 Republican Party (Khatuna Samnidze, Tamar Kordzaia) 10 10 Industry will save Georgia/Industrialists (Zurab 11 11 Tkemaladze) Georgian Conservative Party (Zviad Dzidziguri) 12 12 Free Democrats (Shalva Shavgulidze) 13 13 Georgian Labor Party (Shalva Natelashvili) 14 14 New Political Center - Girchi (Zurab Japaridze) 15 15 Movement State for People (Nika Matchutadze) 16 16 Political Platform - New Georgia (Giorgi Vashadze) 17 17 New Christian Democrats (Nikoloz Joglidze) 18 18 Unity of Georgian Traditionalists (Akaki Asatiani) 19 19 Freedom – Zviad Gamsakhurdia’s Way (Konstantine 20 20 Gamsakhurdia) Tamaz Mechiauri for United Georgia (Tamaz Mechiauri) 21 21 Georgian Troupe (Jondi Baghaturia) 22 22 European Democrats (Paata Davitaia) 23 23 Other (specify)_____________________ 24 Other (specify)______________________ 24 No party 25 (No second choice) -5 (Don’t know) -1 -1 (Refuse to answer) -2 -2 National security 9. [SHOW CARD 9 (rotated)] In your opinion, what is the top threat to Georgia’s national security? [Interviewer! One answer only.] Occupation of Abkhazia and South Ossetia 1 Terrorism 2 Cyber security related issues/threat of cyber attack 3 Extremist groups (besides terrorists) 4 Russian propaganda 5 Russian military aggression 6 Western values 7 Economic dependency on Russia 8 Energy dependence on Russia 9 Illegal migrants coming to Georgia 10 Political tension in Turkey 11 Turkey’s interests in Georgia 12 Political tension between Armenia and Azerbaijan 13 Political instability in the North Caucasus 14 Mass demonstrations on social grounds in Georgia 15 Mass demonstrations on political grounds in Georgia 16 Ethnic disputes 17 Religious disputes 18 Integration in EU 19 Integration in NATO 20 Other (specify)_________________ 21 None -5 (Don’t know) -1 (Refuse to answer) -2 10. [SHOW CARD 10 (rotated)] In your opinion, which of the following would help the most to ensure Georgia’s national security? [Interviewer! One answer only.] Membership in NATO 1 Georgia strengthening its defense capabilities on its own 2 Membership in the European Union 3 Cooperation with the United States 4 Membership in the Eurasian Economic Union 5 Pursuing pro-Russian orientation 6 NATO military base in Georgia 7 Abandoning NATO integration 8 Abandoning EU integration 9 Refusing membership in military organizations 10 Strengthening democracy in Georgia 11 Strong leader who makes all the decisions singlehandedly 12 Other (specify)_________________ 13 None -5 (Don’t know) -1 (Refuse to answer) -2 11.