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concluded. Nato membership was mentioned among the top issues by only 4% of respondents, while European Union membership ranked even lower at 2%.
Territorial integrity was seen as a much more important problem, regarded by 24% of respondents as a key issue, given that Georgia has breakaway territories that are defended by Russian armed forces.
Notably, issues related to democracy were mentioned by rather few respondents. Only 4% saw problems related to the court system, although 8% wanted a revamp of the judiciary. Primary concerns related to poverty were the pressing matters.
Some 83% of respondents supported Georgia's integration into the EU, with 9% against. As for Nato, 78% supported membership while 13% did not.
The majority of those responding to the opinion poll said the judiciary was developing in the wrong direction. A total of 30% said there had been no changes in the judiciary they could point to, and only 16% thought that the system was developing in the right direction.
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