POLL SHOWS ONLY 6 PERCENT OF GEORGIANS SUPPORT CURRENT POLICIES
By empty (7/3/2001 issue of the CACI Analyst)
A poll of 1,000 Georgian citizens in both urban and rural areas, conducted between 25 June and 2 July, shows that only 6 percent consider that the situation in the country is developing satisfactorily. Those 6 percent are mostly aged between 35-40 and have a higher than average income. Respondents listed as the most pressing problems facing the country corruption, poverty, unemployment and political instability.Visit also
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