PSR - Survey Research Unit: Exit Polls Results Poll 12 press release

 

Results of Presidential Exit Poll

09 January 2005

 

Total%

West Bank %

Gaza Strip%

01) From among the following factors, which one was the first most important in selecting your candidate?

1) The political party to which he belonged

13.1

14.5

10.6

2) His ability to reach a peace agreement with Israel

20.9

21.4

20.0

3) His ability to keep the intifada continuing

3.9

3.6

4.6

4) His ability to improve economic conditions

19.1

17.1

22.9

5) his ability to impose law and order

14.1

14.0

14.4

6) his ability to maintain national unity

12.0

13.3

9.4

7) His ability to protect the rights of the refugees in the negotiations with Israel

14.6

13.6

16.5

8) others (specify ---------------- )

1.6

1.7

1.3

9) DK/NA

0.7

1.0

0.2

 

Total%

West Bank %

Gaza Strip%

2) The second most important factor in the selecting the candidate, was

1)The political party to which he belonged

7.3

7.6

6.7

2) His ability to reach a peace agreement with Israel

17.6

19.7

13.5

3) His ability to keep the intifada continuing

3.5

3.5

3.5

4) His ability to improve economic conditions

27.5

26.4

29.6

5) His ability to impose law and order

17.2

17.0

17.5

6) His ability to maintain national unity

11.4

11.3

11.7

7) His ability to protect the rights of the refugees in the negotiations with Israel

13.3

11.7

16.3

8) Others (specify ---------------- )

0.8

0.9

0.6

9) DK/NA

1.4

1.9

0.6

 

Total%

West Bank %

Gaza Strip%

3) Do you believe that the election process has been

1) Certainly fair

32.9

31.8

35.1

2) Fair

54.2

54.4

53.9

3) Unfair

4.5

5.7

2.1

4) Certainly unfair

1.4

1.1

1.9

5) DK/NA

6.9

6.9

6.9

 

Total%

West Bank %

Gaza Strip%

4)  In your view, fateful decisions should be in the hands of (select one only)

1) The PA Legislative Council

30.2

31.5

27.6

2) The President of the PA

34.7

33.4

37.2

3) The PLO National Council

6.7

6.7

6.7

4) The PLO Executive Committee

7.8

6.5

10.4

5) The PA prime minister and cabinet

11.6

11.6

11.7

6) None of the above

5.1

5.6

4.2

7) DK/NA

3.8

4.7

2.1

 

Total%

West Bank %

Gaza Strip%

5) In your view, the elected president should enjoy

1) Same powers as those of the prime minister

22.5

23.8

20.2

2) Greater powers than those of the prime minister

64.2

61.2

69.9

3) Less powers than those of the prime minister

7.3

6.9

7.9

4) DK/NA

6.0

8.0

2.1

 

Total%

West Bank %

Gaza Strip%

6) Generally, do you see yourself as,

1) religious

50.3

45.6

59.5

2) somewhat religious

44.6

48.2

37.6

3) not religious

3.9

5.0

1.7

4) DK/NA

1.2

1.3

1.2

 

Total%

West Bank %

Gaza Strip%

7) Generally, do you see yourself as,

1) Supportive of the peace process

73.2

72.3

75.0

2) Opposed to the peace process

7.3

7.3

7.3

3) Between support and opposition

18.0

18.6

16.9

4) DK/NA

1.4

1.8

0.8

 

Total%

West Bank %

Gaza Strip%

8) We would like to ask you about your expectations from the president you had just elected. Do you want him to

1) implement the Road Map Plan

60.9

56.3

69.7

2) not to implement the Road Map Plan

26.3

28.4

22.3

3) DK/ NA

12.8

15.3

8.1

 

Total%

West Bank %

Gaza Strip%

9) And with regard to the Gaza disengagement plan, do you want him to

1) Negotiate Israeli withdrawal

76.0

75.3

77.2

2) Not to negotiate with Israel the Gaza withdrawal

18.7

18.0

20.2

3) DK/ NA

5.3

6.7

2.7

 

Total%

West Bank %

Gaza Strip%

10) And with regard to the armed intifada, do you want him to

1) put an end to the militarization of the intifada (i.e., end military aspects of the intifada)

46.4

46.2

46.6

2) not to end the militarization of the intifada

46.0

45.2

47.4

3) DK/NA

7.7

8.5

6.0

 

Total%

West Bank %

Gaza Strip%

11) The following is a list of problems confronting the Palestinians today, tell us which one is the most important problem?

1) spread of unemployment and poverty

32.8

31.7

34.9

2) The continuation of the occupation and its daily practices

31.1

32.5

28.4

3) internal anarchy

7.9

7.0

9.6

4) The spread of corruption and lack of internal reforms

26.0

26.1

25.7

5) Others (specify--- )

1.0

1.4

0.4

6) DK/NA

1.2

1.4

1.0

 

Total%

West Bank %

Gaza Strip%

12) Which of the following factions and parties do you support:

1) PPP

2.0

2.5

1.0

2) PFLP

3.7

4.3

2.5

3) Fateh

53.4

52.5

55.1

4) Hamas

7.4

5.8

10.6

5) DFLP

2.0

2.7

0.6

6) Islamic Jihad

2.0

1.6

2.7

7) Fida

0.1

0.1

0.2

8) Independent Islamists

4.7

3.9

6.2

9) Independent nationalists

8.1

9.5

5.4

10) None of the above

15.8

16.3

14.9

11) Others (specify ---- )

0.9

0.9

0.8

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