PSR - Survey Research Unit: Public Opinion Poll # 12 Survey Research Unit - Poll No. 12 continued
 
Results of Poll # (12)

 

24-27 June 2004

 

Total%

West  Bank%

Gaza Strip%

00) From among the following satellite news channels, which one was the one you watched most during the last two months?

1) Al Arabiyyah

10.2

10.8

9.1

2) Al Jazeerah

58.1

52.9

67.0

3) Al Hurrah

1.1

1.7

0.2

4) Al Manar

12.0

13.8

8.9

5) ANN

0.5

0.8

0.0

6) Do not watch tv

5.3

4.8

6.2

7) Other (specify ----- )

5.1

6.6

2.5

8) Have no dish

7.4

8.4

5.8

9) DK/NA

0.3

0.2

0.4

 

Total%

West  Bank%

Gaza Strip%

01) The PA has decided to hold local elections wherever possible while postponing it in areas where it would not be possible. What do you think? Do you?

1) Support holding local elections in towns and cities where it would be possible

45.1

48.9

38.6

2) Oppose holding local elections in towns and cities where possible and demand

49.4

44.8

57.3

3) DK/NA

5.5

6.3

4.1

 

Total%

West  Bank%

Gaza Strip%

02) If local elections are to take place at this time, would they be fair or unfair in your views?

1) Will probably be fair

38.4

40.7

34.4

2) Will probably be unfair

51.9

49.8

55.5

3) DK/NA

9.7

9.5

10.1

 

Total%

West  Bank%

Gaza Strip%

03) If local elections were held and were fair, which candidates in your views are likely to win, those nominated by family regardless of their political affiliation or those nominated by Fateh and Hamas/Islamic Jihad or the independents?

1) Fateh candidate

33.9

33.9

33.8

2) Hamas/Islamic Jihad candidate

26.6

24.6

30.1

3) Neither, instead family candidate

9.3

10.7

7.0

4) Independent

17.5

18.2

16.3

5) Other (specify ----)

3.0

3.2

2.7

6) DK/NA

9.6

9.4

10.1

 

Total%

West  Bank%

Gaza Strip%

04) And what about you? Will you give your vote in the next local elections to candidates from Fateh, Hamas/Islamic Jihad, or independents? Or will you vote for your family candidate regardless of his or her political affiliation?

1) Fateh

26.4

28.3

23.1

2) Hamas/Islamic Jihad

28.3

26.3

31.8

3) Independent

17.0

16.5

17.7

4) Family

8.5

9.4

7.0

5) Other

7.9

8.3

7.2

6) I will not participate

7.4

7.3

7.6

6) DK/NA

4.5

4.0

5.6

 

Total%

West  Bank%

Gaza Strip%

05) With regard to the next local elections, people talk about the possible participation of refugee camps located within the municipal boundaries of cities and some propose the participation of these camps in the local elections of those cities. But some propose holding independent elections for those camps, while other oppose the participation of refugee camps in the local elections. What do you think? Do you

1)  Support the participation of the residents of refugee camps in the local elections for the cities where they are located

69.6

68.3

71.9

2)  Support holding independent elections for refugee camps to elect local councils to administer them

22.8

23.1

22.3

3)  Oppose the participation of refugee camps in local elections

4.7

6.0

2.5

4) Other

0.2

0.2

0.2

5) No Opinion /Don’t know

2.7

2.4

3.1

 

Total%

West  Bank%

Gaza Strip%

06) The PA has announced its intentions to hold local elections in the coming September. Do you think the PA is serious or not serious about holding these elections?

1) Serious

43.9

48.0

36.9

2) Not serious

43.8

40.8

48.9

3) DK/NA

12.3

11.1

14.2

 

Total%

West  Bank%

Gaza Strip%

07) The local election law stipulates the direct election of local council heads by the voters. A proposal has been submitted calling for amending the law so that the heads of the local councils can instead be elected by the elected local council members. Do you support or oppose this proposed amendment?

1) Strongly support

9.4

9.4

9.5

2) Support

21.2

22.3

19.2

3) Oppose

51.4

55.4

44.5

4) Strongly oppose

16.0

11.0

24.5

5) DK/NA

2.0

1.9

2.3

 

Total%

West  Bank%

Gaza Strip%

08) The PLC is currently debating revisions to the general political election law so that a women quota can be introduced. Tell us if you support or oppose this revision and if you support it tell us what percentage would you propose for women quota in the next PLC.

1) Support

75.3

74.1

77.3

2) Oppose (Move to Q09)

23.2

24.1

21.6

3) DK/NA (Move to Q09)

1.5

1.8

1.0

 

Total%

West  Bank%

Gaza Strip%

08-1) percentage ----------------

Median

30%

30%

30%

Mean

25%

25%

25%

 

Total%

West  Bank%

Gaza Strip%

09) Regarding the legislative and presidential elections, do you encourage or discourage Hamas participation in them if they take place in the near future?

1) Strongly encourage

48.5

42.3

59.1

2) Encourage

39.9

43.6

33.6

3) Discourage

4.9

6.0

3.1

4) Strongly discourage

2.7

2.9

2.3

5) DK/NA

4.0

5.2

1.9

 

Total%

West  Bank%

Gaza Strip%

10) If separate elections were to take place for the office of the president of the PA, you would vote for: (Open question) --------------------------

1) Yasser Arafat

54.0

54.0

55.0

2) Marwan Bargouthi

2.0

2.0

1.0

3) Mahmoud Zahhar

2.0

2.0

2.0

4) Other names (less than 2%)

15.0

16.0

14.0

5) DK/ NA decide later

27.0

26.0

28.0

 

Total%

West  Bank%

Gaza Strip%

11) If separate elections were to take place for the office of the vice president of the PA, you would vote for: (Open question) ---------------