Claims opposition “weak” empowers “oligarchic” rule – UNM’s Khabeishvili

Claiming that nothing will help us anyway, the opposition is weak, only strengthening the criminal rule of the Russian oligarch, referring to the founder of the Georgian Dream ruling party, Bidzina Ivanishvili, a member of the United National Movement opposition party, Levan Khabeishvili, said on Friday in response to recent NDI polls which showed public did not trust neither the ruling party, nor the opposition. 

Khabeishvili called on the domestic opposition to act together. 

“Georgians remain skeptical of the parliament’s willingness to address their concerns. More than half of the population (56 percent) does not believe parliament is passing legislation on issues that matter to them, while 54 percent do not believe an MP will take action if citizens tell him/her about problems in their district. Only a third believes that parliament regularly communicates with the public”, said NDI. 

The new report looked at a nationwide survey conducted between July 14 – August 15, through face-to-face interviews with a nationwide representative sample of Georgia’s adult population, excluding occupied territories. 

The August poll included 2,104 completed interviews. The average margin of error is +/- 2 percent.