According to the NDI study, the most significant challenges identified by respondents include rising prices, employment, and poverty.

When asked about the most important national issues for their families, 37 per cent mentioned rising prices and inflation, 35 per cent prioritized jobs, and 28 per cent highlighted poverty.

Other concerns included territorial integrity, pensions, wages, education, affordable healthcare, human rights, NATO membership, EU membership, fair elections, relations with Russia, freedom of speech, property rights, environmental protection, corruption, restoration of justice, and the judicial system.

The study revealed that most respondents rated the state of the economy as average, with 6 per cent considering it good, 49 per cent average, 42 per cent bad, and 2 per cent unsure, concerns related to unemployment, low wages, and inflation were prominent.

Economic challenges identified by respondents included unemployment (58 per cent), low wages (48 per cent), price increases and inflation (43 per cent), poverty (23 per cent), high taxes (21 per cent), devaluation of the Georgian lari (GEL) (20 per cent), and high fuel prices (18 per cent).