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Israeli Election Poll

Date: January 1, 1999
Yediot Aharnot

The following are the results of a survey carried out by "Dahaf" the week of January 1, 1999 of a representative sample of 501 Israeli adults. Survey error +/- 4 percentage points

For each question, results appear three times: situation as is, Yitzchak Mordechai joins centrist party and Limor Livnat joins centrist party:


First round


Shahak runs

Netanyahu 30% [If Mordechai moves: 28%] [If Livnat moves: 28%]
Barak 29% [If Mordechai moves: 28%] [If Livnat moves: 29%]
Shahak 19% [If Mordechai moves: 24%] [If Livnat moves: 23%]
Begin 6% [If Mordechai moves: 6%] [If Livnat moves: 6%]
Eitan 2% [If Mordechai moves: 2%] [If Livnat moves: 2%]


Meridor runs

Netanyahu 30% [If Mordechai moves: 28%] [If Livnat moves: 28%]
Barak 36% [If Mordechai moves: 35%] [If Livnat moves: 36%]
Meridor 12% [If Mordechai moves: 16%] [If Livnat moves: 16%]
Begin 6% [If Mordechai moves: 6%] [If Livnat moves: 6%]
Eitan 2% [If Mordechai moves: 2%] [If Livnat moves: 2%]

Second round


Barak/Netanyahu

Netanyahu 40% [If Mordechai moves: 38%] [If Livnat moves: 39%]
Barak 45% [If Mordechai moves: 45%] [If Livnat moves: 45%]


Shahak/Netanyahu

Netanyahu 37% [If Mordechai moves: 35%] [If Livnat moves: 36%]
Shahak 48% [If Mordechai moves: 50%] [If Livnat moves: 49%]


Meridor/Netanyahu

Netanyahu 37% [If Mordechai moves: 36%] [If Livnat moves: 36%]
Meridor 44% [If Mordechai moves: 45%] [If Livnat moves: 45%]


Reference of earlier polls of second round:


Dec 25

Netanyahu Barak
42% 44%
Netanyahu Shahak
37% 49%
Netanyahu Meridor
40% 46%


Oct 1

Netanyahu 42%
Barak 41%


Aug 5

Netanyahu 44%
Barak 43%


May 20

Netanyahu 43%
Barak 43%


May 6

Netanyahu 40%
Barak 40%


("Yediot Ahronot" 1 January, 1999)