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Israeli Election Poll

Date: January 29, 1999

The following are the results of a survey carried out by Gallup on January 29, 1999 of a representative sample of 550 Israeli adults. Survey error +/- 4 percentage points


First Round

Jan 29 1999 Jan 25 1999 Jan 22 1999 Jan 15 1999 Jan 10 1999 Jan 4 1999 Week 30 December Week 25 December
Netanyahu 36% 33% 39% 38% 35% 33% 31% 27%
Barak 35% 34% 35% 32% 32% 32% 34% 30%
Shahak (from Jan. 25 - Mordechai) 22% 20% 14% 16% 17% 20% 17% 20%
Begin 4% 7% 6% 8% 7% 8% 10% 9%



Second Round


Netanyahu - Barak

Jan 25 1999 Jan 22 1999 Jan 15 1999 Jan 10 1999 Jan 4 1999 Week 30 December Week 25 December
Netanyahu 46% 43% 47% 46% 45% 41% 40% 38%
Barak 48% 47% 46% 47% 45% 51% 49% 45%


Netanyahu - Mordechai (Shahak before Jan. 25)

Jan 29 1999 Jan 25 1999 Jan 22 1999 Jan 15 1999 Jan 10 1999 Jan 6 1999 Jan 4 1990 Week 30 December
Netanyahu 39% 44% 44% 43% 39% 39% 35% 36%
Mordechai (Shahak) 53% 49% 47% 47% 48% 53% 54% 49%



If Yitzchak Mordechai leaves the race for prime minister:

First Round

Netanyahu Barak Begin
42% 48% 6%


Second Round
Netanyahu Barak
45% 51%


Rating from 1 to 5, where 1 is extreme left and 5 extreme right:
Begin Sharon Netanyahu Meridor Modechai Milo Shahak Barak Peres
4.5 4.2 4.1 3.0 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.0 1.7


How do you rate yourself?


Total Voted Netanyahu Voted Peres
2.95 3.6 2.2


(Maariv 29 January, 1999)