Elene Ergeshidze

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Elene is a Researcher at CRRC Georgia.

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Datablog | Does Georgia’s public want gender-balanced politics?

by Elene Ergeshidze

•3 min read

CRRC Georgia surveyed the Georgian public on attitudes towards gender equality in politics and obstacles faced by women in politics in Georgia. Gender equality in politics is an important issue globally, and Georgian policy on the issue has been developing in recent years. Georgia introduced mandatory gender quotas for proportional party lists in 2020, extending this provision until 2032. The legislation stipulates that at least one out of four candidates submitted to the Central Election Com

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Datablog | Who wants to leave Georgia?

by Elene Ergeshidze

•3 min read

CRRC data suggests that every fifth person was considering leaving Georgia for work in 2023, with men, younger people, people with poorer economic standings, and supporters of the opposition reporting that emigration is a better option than staying in Georgia. Emigration has become a hot topic in everyday discourse in Georgia; the media is rife with stories about people who have decided to leave their jobs and families in search of better opportunities in the West, with many migrants taking si

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Datablog | Georgians are becoming wearier of economic ties to Russia

by Elene Ergeshidze

•3 min read

Georgia’s economic relations with Russia have been a point of contention for years; but how far has the war in Ukraine swayed public opinion? Imports to Georgia from Russia have been on the rise since 2011, and exports since 2013. As of 2021, 14% of Georgia’s exports went to Russia and 10% of Georgia’s imports came from Russia. But when looking at the recent past, there are clear indications that such economic reliance on Russia can be problematic. The ban on trade in 2006 and suspension of f

Municipal elections in Georgia. Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media.

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Datablog | Party activists near polling stations not acceptable for the majority in Georgia

by Elene Ergeshidze

•3 min read

The presence of party activists and coordinators outside polling stations collecting information on voters has become a point of contention in recent years in Georgia. But what does the public think? A number of local and international election monitors (including the OSCE, NDI, GYLA, ISFED) noted the widespread presence of party activists during 2020’s parliamentary elections. According to a CRRC and ISFED survey conducted in August 2021, only 16% of the public said they noticed a candidat

Public school Number 1 in Khashuri preparing for outdoor classes.

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Datablog | Georgian parents are concerned about online learning

by Elene Ergeshidze

•3 min read

Georgia has postponed the reopening of schools in major cities due to a new surge in the pandemic, but what are the biggest concerns Georgians have with the education system? Georgia’s new academic year started on 15 September, but physical attendance at schools and universities in major cities has been postponed until 1 October. Earlier this month government officials, including the Head of the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health Amiran Gamkrelidze, said schools were read

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