Tbilisi-based Georgian Opinion Research Business International has put the approval rating of the ruling Georgian Dream party at 59.5% in the latest public opinion poll released on Tuesday.

GORBI published the results of a survey asking participants who they would vote for if the upcoming parliamentary elections, scheduled for October 26, were held this week.

The party ratings were distributed as follows:

The Georgian Dream - 59.5%

The United National Movement and allied parties - 13.6%

Gvaramia, Melia, Khoshtaria, and Japaridze alliance - 10.3%

Khazaradze's alliance - 4.5%

Giorgi Gakharia's party - 3.8%

Iago Khvichia's "Girchi" - 2.7%

Patriots' Alliance/Alt Info - 2.5%

Other parties - 3.1%

According to these results, only three parties would surpass the five percent election threshold and secure seats in the next Parliament.

The poll was conducted nationwide through face-to-face interviews between September 18 and 30, surveying 1,700 respondents in total, with a margin of error of three percent.