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Final pre-election polls conducted by the National Democratic Institute( NDI) shows that jobs remain the most important issue and likely turnout is high for the coming parliamentary elections.

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U.S. National Democratic Institute (NDI) released on September 5 part of its commissioned public opinion survey, which shows respondents’ attitudes towards broad range of current and policy issues.

The poll, conducted in the first half of August, also includes ratings of political parties and this segment of the survey will be released by NDI on September 7.

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Leader of Georgian Dream opposition bloc, Bidzina Ivanishvili, said that winning three-fourth of seats in the 150-member Parliament in the October 1 elections was “the best-case scenario” for his coalition.

He said in an interview with the Tbilisi-based media outlet, Obieqtivi, that the Georgian Dream was expecting to win “two-third or close to two-third of seats” as its “average-case scenario”

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Soon after NDI published its survey results, another survey was carried out by IRI. Overall, the outcome of both surveys was proved to be quite satisfying for the ruling party. The results of both surveys were very similar. In short, according to data gathered by both NGOs, the three major Georgian parties will be well-represented in the next Georgian parliament.

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Those who believe that Mikheil Saakashvili should not become PM after his presidential term expires have only a slight edge over those who have opposite view with substantial number of respondents undecided, according to a new public opinion survey released on July 10.

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The National Democratic Institute (NDI) pre-election delegation made a statement on June 29. The institute outlined that the delegation’s purpose was to accurately and impartially assess the country's electoral preparedness in advance of the October parliamentary elections; review the broader political environment; examine factors that could affect the electoral process; and offer recommendations.