53% Sharon Should Resign Friday Dahaf Poll 5 March 2004

Aaron Lerner Date: 5 March 2004

The following are the results of a poll of a representative sample of 501
adult Israelis (including Israeli Arabs) carried out by Dahaf for Yediot
Ahronot the week of 4 March 2004 for Yediot Ahronot. Statistical error
+/- 4.5 percentage points.

Is Ariel Sharon a trustworthy prime minister?
5 March Yes 41% No 57%
13 February Yes 42% No 51%

Is Netanyahu a trustworthy treasury minister?
5 March Yes 40% No 58%
13 February Yes 34% No 61%

Is Olmert a trustworthy industry minister?
5 March Yes 31% No 39%

Is Mofaz a trustworthy defense minister?
5 March Yes 75% No 19%

Is Shalom a trustworthy foreign minister?
5 March Yes 63% No 25%

All told, do you have trust in the Government?
5 March Yes 32% No 66%

Are the main decisions of the Government made on the basis of considerations
of the good of the State or the interests of the ministers?
State 30% Ministers 59% Both to same extent 9%

If Sharon resigns who would you like to replace him? [IMRA: Unless there are
new Knesset elections Mofaz cannot become prime minister as he is not an MK.
Unfortunately, for some reason Maariv decided not to ask the question
twice - once with Mofaz in the list and once with only those who could
actually become PM.]
Total:
Mofaz 30% Netanyahu 26% Olmert 8% Shalom 8% None of the above 24%
Likud voters:
Mofaz 41% Netanyahu 37% Olmert 8% Shalom 7% None of the above 3%

Does the Prime Minister set a positive or negative example of behavior to
the younger generation?
Positive 28% Neutral 14% Negative 53%

In light of the affairs tied to the Prime Minister and his family, should
Sharon resign as Prime Minister?
Yes 53% No 43%

If the Prime Minister resigns should the elections be advanced?
Yes 56% No 38%

If elections were held today, which party would you vote for [IMRA: Results
by Knesset seats - current seats in [brackets]. No explanation how the
"don't know" responses were handled]
36 [40] Likud
21 [19] Labor
14 [15] Shinui
11 [11] Shas
09 [07] National Union
07 [06] Meretz
06 [06] NRP
05 [05] Yahadut Hatorah
03 [03] One Nation (Peretz)
03 [03] Hadash
03 [03] Balad
02 [02] Raam

Yediot Ahronot 5 March 2004

Dr. Aaron Lerner, Director IMRA (Independent Media Review & Analysis)
(mail POB 982 Kfar Sava)
Tel 972-9-7604719/Fax 972-3-7255730
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