CPRS Polls - Survey Research Unit
Public Opinion Poll #33
Poll 33 Evaluation of the Performance of PLC and PA, Corruption, Attitudes Regarding new Legislative Elections, Local Elections, and Oslo Peace Agreement ,
3-6 June 1998
Appendix Continued...
Total %
West Bank %
Gaza Strip %
5. Generally, how do you evaluate the performance of the Palestinian police and security services?
1) Very Good
28.5
24.6
34.3
2) Good
39.2
39.8
38.2
3) Fair
16.8
18.0
14.9
4) Bad
8.4
9.3
7.2
5) Very Bad
4.0
4.1
3.8
6) Don't Know/ No Opinion
3.2
4.3
1.6
6. Generally, how do you evaluate the performance of the institution of the Presidency?
1) Very Good
33.4
28.2
41.3
2) Good
37.7
41.1
32.7
3) Fair
13.2
12.3
14.5
4) Bad
5.4
5.4
5.3
5) Very Bad
3.3
3.3
3.4
6) Don't Know/ No Opinion
6.9
9.7
2.8
7. Generally, how do you evaluate the performance of the Palestinian opposition parties?
1) Very Good
13.5
11.5
16.7
2) Good
27.3
26.3
28.7
3) Fair
26.9
26.2
28.0
4) Bad
16.1
18.3
12.7
5) Very Bad
3.3
2.9
4.0
6) Don't Know/ No Opinion
12.9
14.8
10.0
8. Do you think that there is corruption in PA institutions? (if yes, go to the next question)
1) Yes
64.5
64.1
65.2
2) No
22.6
20.8
25.2
3) No Opinion/ Do not know
12.9
15.1
9.7
9. Will this corruption in PA institutions increase, decrease or remain as it is in the future?
1) Increase
47.4
44.4
51.9
2) Remain as it is
7.1
6.2
8.4
3) Decrease
37.3
42.6
29.5
4) Do not know
8.2
6.8
10.2
Total %
West Bank %
Gaza Strip %
10. Given the current status of the Palestinian Israeli peace process, do you support or oppose the Oslo Agreement?
1) I Support
62.2
62.0
62.6
2) I Oppose
32.7
32.5
33.1
3) No Opinion/Don't know
5.0
5.5
4.3
11. Regarding new Palestinian local elections, some demand holding them immediately as stipulated by the local election law, which was approved by the PLC and singed by the President, while others want to delay holding these elections until after Israeli redeployment from new areas in the West Bank. What is your opinion?
1) I support the immediate holding of local elections
48.2
47.9
48.6
2) I support postponing them until further Israeli redeployment.
45.4
44.1
47.4
3) No Opinion/Don't know
6.4
8.0
4.0
12. In May 1999, the mandate of the PLC expires with the end of the transitional period of the peace process. Some see a need to hold new legislative elections immediately after the end of the transitional perio d, while others support the extension of the mandate of the current PLC. What do you think?
1) I support extending the mandate of the current PLC
23.4
25.1
20.8
2) I support holding new elections
57.5
55.4
60.8
3) I support neither extension nor the holding of new elections
12.2
10.3
15.2
4) Others (Specify_____________)
0.4
0.2
0.7
5) No Opinion /Don't know
6.5
9.1
2.5
13. If new elections were held for the Legislative Council after the end of the transitional period, will you elect any of the current PLC representatives of your electoral district in the council?
1) Yes (go to next question)
35.9
35.7
36.3
2) I will vote for other candidates and will not vote for any of them
35.5
36.8
33.6
3) I will not participate in the new elections
20.2
16.2
26.2
4) Others (Specify___________)
4.0
6.0
0.9
5) No Opinion /Don't know
4.5
5.3
3.1
Total %
West Bank %
Gaza Strip %

14. Whom would you vote for? { See results in summary }
15. Since its elections in January 1996, the PLC has approved (14) laws including the basic law. How do you evaluate this accomplishment in the area of legislation?
1) Sufficient
25.4
22.6
29.5
2) Insufficient
54.3
52.2
57.4
3) In between
10.2
12.2
7.0
4) Other (Specify_____________)
0.9
0.8
1.0
5) No Opinion /Don't know
9.3
12.1
5.0
16. These laws are not considered valid until signed by the president of the PNA who has so far signed (10) laws and did not sign the other four including the basic law. Whom do you blame for the lack of a large r number of unified and applied Palestinian laws in the West Bank and Gaza?
1) PLC
16.3
16.4
16.1
2) Presidency of the PNA
21.5
20.4
23.1
3) Both
48.2
46.9
50.2
4) Other (Specify__________)
3.0
3.1
2.9
5) No Opinion /Don't Know
11.0
13.2
7.6
17. Which of the following political parties do you support?
1) PPP
1.3
1.4
1.2
2) PFLP
2.5
2.9
1.9
3) Fateh
41.6
39.9
44.3
4) Hamas
12.1
10.8
14.1
5) DFLP
0.5
0.7
0.3
6) Islamic Jihad
2.6
2.4
2.8
7) Fida
0.1
0.1
0.
8) Independent Islamists
2.4
3.2
1.2
9) Independent Nationalists
4.4
5.5
2.8
10) None of the above
30.5
30.8
30.1
11) Others
2.0
2.4
1.5

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