Dialogue poll: 81% think Netanyahu will form the next government
Dr. Aaron Lerner - IMRA 10 December 2012

Dr. Aaron Lerner: Complacency is a dangerous thing - especially in a
country with news in a week that a normal country has in a year. The
challenge for Mr. Netanyahu is to make sure that his campaign organization
works like this a a tight contest.

Poll carried out 9 December - by Dialogue under the supervision of
statistics professor and pollster Camil Fuchs of a representative sample of
adult Israelis (apparently includes
Israeli Arabs). Published in Haaretz 10 December 2012.

If elections held today (expressed in Knesset seats)
Current Knesset seats in [brackets].

39 [42] Likud & Yisrael Beiteinu
17 [13] Labor
11 [07] Jewish Home/NRP & National Union
12 [11] Shas
09 [---] Livni party (Hatnua)
06 [---] Lapid "Atid" Party
06 [05] Yahadut Hatorah
03 [03] Meretz
03 [---] Am Shalem headed by Rabbi Haim Amsalem
02 [28] Kadima
00 [---] Otzma Leyisrael (Eldad and Ben Ari)
12 [11] Arab parties

Who is most appropriate to be prime minister? (one-on-one)
Netanyahu 64% Shelley Yichimovitz 17% Don't know 19%
Netanyahu 64% Livni 24% Don't know 12%

[AL: The question below would have normally included the option to reply
"both equally" - but apparently the people involved in the poll wanted to be
certain to push the results]
Was the decision to build in E-1 made for political or national reasons?
Political 54% National 33% Don't know 14%

Who do you think will form the next government?
Netanyahu 81% Shelley Yichimovitz 4% Livni 6% Don't know 9%

Dr. Aaron Lerner, Director IMRA (Independent Media Review & Analysis)
(mail POB 982 Kfar Sava)
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