Poll: More mandates for Likud headed by Netanyahu [16] than Mofaz or Shalom
[11] Likud members: Netanyahu 36% Mofaz 19% Shalom 13% Katz 5% Feiglin 12%
Aaron Lerner Date: 8 December 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 502
adult Israelis and 445 Likud members for Israel Radio's "Another Matter"
program on 7 December 2005.

Knesset election results expressed in mandates depending on who heads the
Likud [current Knesset in brackets]

#1 #2 #3 #4
40 41 44 44 [00]Sharon party (Kadima)
16 -- -- -- [40] Likud head not identified
-- 16 -- -- [40] Likud headed by Netanyahu
-- -- 11 -- [40] Likud headed by Shalom
-- -- -- 11 [40] Likud headed by Mofaz
17 21 22 22 [21] Labor
05 04 03 03 [15] Shinui
05 05 06 06 [07*] National Union
10 08 08 08 [11] Shas
06 06 06 06 [07*] Yisrael Beiteinu [Lieberman]
04 03 03 03 [06] Yachad [Meretz]
04 03 03 03 [06] NRP
05 05 06 06 [05] Yahadut Hatorah
08 08 08 08 [08] Arab parties
* National Union & Yisrael Beiteinu together have 7 seats

Among those who voted for Likud in the 2003 elections:
Who should head the Likud?
Netanyahu 40% Mofaz 22% Shalom 13% Katz 2% Feiglin 2% Other reply 21%

Among Likud members:
If primaries were held today for the chairman of the Likud and their
candidate for prime minister who would you vote for?
Netanyahu 36% Mofaz 19% Shalom 13% Katz 5% Feiglin 12% Other replies 15%

If primaries for the chairman of the Likud and their candidate for prime
minister go to a second round who would you vote for if the candidates were:

Netanyahu 48% Mofaz 31% Other replies 21%
Netanyahu 48% Shalom 38% Other replies 14%
Mofaz 28% Shalom 39% Other replies 33%

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