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Geocartography poll after Shahak announcement

The following are the results of a survey by the Geocartography Institute under the direction of Dr. Avi Degani as reported by telephone by Geocartography to IMRA:

Sample: National representative sample of 500 adult Israeli Jews. Survey date: 6 January, 1999 from 4pm to 9pm.


Dr. Aaron Lerner
Date: 7 January, 1999


1. Who would you vote for for prime minister?

Netanyahu 32%
Shahak 12%
Barak 21%
None of the above 14%
Don't know/No reply 21%


2. Who would you like to see heading the centrist party?

Shahak 34%
Meridor 30%
Neither 16%
Don't know/no reply 20%


3. Did Shahak convince or not convince you with what he said?

Convinced 21%
So-so 12%
No 54%
Don't know/no reply 14%


4. The following question was asked of the 58% who said that they heard Shahak's declaration or of it:

How did his declaration affect your support for him:

Increase 9%
No change 41%
Decrease 34%
No position 16%