Poll: 53%:37% Likud Central Comm. wants meeting to set early primaries
Aaron Lerner Date: 25 August 2005

The following is IMRA's translation of results of a telephone poll carried
out by "Brain Base" ["Maagar Mochot"] of a representative sample of 4481
adult Israelis (including Israeli Arabs) 401 Likud members and 308 Likud
Central Committee members for Israel Radio's "Another Matter" program on 24
August 2005.

If there were direct elections for the prime minister as per the previous
system how would you vote:

Total: Sharon 32% Netanyahu 22% Peres 28% Other 18%
Likud voters: Sharon 35% Netanyahu 39% Peres 3% Other 23%
Shinui voters: Sharon 40% Netanyahu 10% Peres 31% Other 19%
Labor voters: Sharon 38% Netanyahu 7% Peres 48% Other 7%
NRP/Nat'l Union voters: Sharon 16% Netanyahu 38% Peres 2% Other 44%

Candidates limited to:
Sharon 33% Peres 23% Landau 16% Other 28%
Sharon 37% Peres 23% Other 40%
Sharon 38% Netanyahu 26% Other 36%
Peres 30% Netanyahu 41% Other 29%

Did the implementation of the disengagement in the last two weeks make it
easier or harder to carry out an additional disengagement in Judea and
Samaria?
Easier 43% Harder 37% Other 20%

What grade from 1 to 10 would you give to the leadership that these
individuals showed recently:
Sharon 7 Netanyahu 5 YESHA Council heads 5

What grade from 1 to 10 would you give for the performance of the following
during the time of the disengagement?
Security forces 9 Evacuated res+idents 6 Citizens who came to protest 4

If primaries were held today for the chairman of the Likud and candidate for
the prime minister who would you choose?
Likud members: Sharon 33% Netanyahu 39% Landau 15% Feiglin 5% Other 8%

If you had to choose between two candidates only - Sharon and Netanyahu, who
would you vote for?
Likud members: Sharon 32% Netanyahu 44% Other 24%

There are members of the Likud who want to have a meeting of the Likud
Central Committee soon in order to set an early date for the primaries to
elect a chairman and candidate for prime minister. Are you for or against
holding a meeting of the Central Committee for this purpose?
Central Committee members: For 53% Against 37% Other 10%

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