6 July 2010: Evaluation of Government Performance, Evaluation of Leaders and Parties, PLC and Presidential Elections, Local Elections, and the Peace Process

EvaluationofGovernmentPerformance,EvaluationofLeadersandParties,PLCandPresidentialElections,LocalElections,andThePeaceProcess.

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Publication Date: July 6, 2010

Field work: 21-22 June 2010

Sample Size: 1,200 Palestinians in the West Bank & Gaza

Margin of error: ±3 %

Highlights:

75 percent of the respondents believe that the economy is declining.
67 percent consider the creation of jobs and fighting poverty as their first priority.
44 percent oppose and 42 percent support the postponement of the local elections.
30 percent blame Fatah and 24 percent blame Hamas for the postponement.
74 percent believe that the elections will not take place until Fatah and Hamas reconcile.
66 percent support the renewal of the truce between Hamas and Israel.
48 percent support and 47 percent oppose direct negotiations between the PA and Israel.
47 percent would appoint Fayyad and 22 percent would appoint Haniyeh for the PM position.
In a hypothetical presidential election 50 percent of voters would choose a Fatah candidate, 25 percent for a Hamas candidate and another 25 percent for an independent candidate.
In a hypothetical PLC election, a PLO list, headed by Abbas, is more popular (54 percent), followed by an Islamist list, headed by Haniyeh (24 percent), independent list headed by both Fayyad and Mustafa Bargouthi (22 percent).

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