Recent polls reveal that the public deems Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert unfit to continue serving his post.
According to a poll published Friday in the Israeli daily newspaper Yediot Ahronot, 71 percent of the public believes Olmert is no longer competent to lead the country.
Sixty-three percent of Israelis believe that Olmert failed in managing the war in Lebanon, and should consequently resign.
Defense Minister Amir Peretz fared even worse than Olmert, with 74 percent saying he did not manage the war properly. Only 20 percent surveyed believed Peretz should remain in his post, and merely three percent believe Peretz, previously Israel’s top Labor Union chief, is suitable for the defense portfolio to begin with.
IDF Chief of Staff General Dan Halutz was also faulted by the public. Just over 54 percent of those surveyed believe Halutz should resign for Israel’s failure to defeat Hizbullah’s terrorist army.
Support for the current leftist government coalition is weak as well, with only 19 percent saying the current coalition should remain in power. Only 27 percent, however, favor early elections.
Public Shifting From Left to Center
According to a poll conducted by Ma’agar Mohot, broadcast Thursday night on Israel’s Channel 2, Kadima’s stronghold of 29 Knesset mandates would drop to merely 14 if new elections were held. The Labor party would drop significantly as well.
Both Labor and Kadima have withdrawals from Judea and Samaria at the top of their diplomatic agendas.
Conversely, support for center-right parties more than doubled. In new elections both Likud and Israel Beiteinu would achieve 24 Knesset mandates. Likud would increase to 24 from its current 12 seats. Israel Beiteinu, led by Chairman Avigdor Lieberman, would grow from 11 mandates.
The results for the Channel 2 poll are as follows:
Likud 24;
Israel Beiteinu 24;
Kadima 14;
Labor 9.
In a separate Ma’agar Mohot commissioned earlier in the week for the Hebrew newspaper Israeli, hypothetical elections results were as follows:
Kadima 23;
Likud 20;
Israel Beiteinu 15;
Shas 13;
National Union-National Religious Party 12;
Labor 12.
A Smith Poll, broadcast on Channel 2 revealed the following results:
Israel Beiteinu 16;
Likud 14;
Kadima 11;
Labor 10.
In the Smith poll, Likud could achieve as many as 20 Knesset seats if former IDF Chief of Staff replaced current Likud Chairman Benyamin Netanyahu.
Both the Yediot Ahronot poll, as well as a Teleseeker poll published in the Israeli newspaper Maariv similarly showed Likud achieving 20 mandates, with Netanyahu as chairman.
Friday’s Yediot poll results:
Likud 20;
Israel Beiteinu 17;
Kadima 17;
Labor 11.
The Yediot poll revealed that Likud’s Netanyahu would win national elections with 22 percent of the votes, and Israel Beiteinu’s Avigdor Lieberman would secure 18 percent. Both Kadima’s Olmert and Labor’s Shimon Peres would receive merely 12 percent.
If Olmert and Netanyahu were the only two candidates in the elections, those surveyed said they would vote overwhelmingly for Netanyahu, with 45 percent as opposed to just 24 percent for Olmert.
According to a poll published Friday in the Israeli daily newspaper Yediot Ahronot, 71 percent of the public believes Olmert is no longer competent to lead the country.
Sixty-three percent of Israelis believe that Olmert failed in managing the war in Lebanon, and should consequently resign.
Defense Minister Amir Peretz fared even worse than Olmert, with 74 percent saying he did not manage the war properly. Only 20 percent surveyed believed Peretz should remain in his post, and merely three percent believe Peretz, previously Israel’s top Labor Union chief, is suitable for the defense portfolio to begin with.
IDF Chief of Staff General Dan Halutz was also faulted by the public. Just over 54 percent of those surveyed believe Halutz should resign for Israel’s failure to defeat Hizbullah’s terrorist army.
Support for the current leftist government coalition is weak as well, with only 19 percent saying the current coalition should remain in power. Only 27 percent, however, favor early elections.
Public Shifting From Left to Center
According to a poll conducted by Ma’agar Mohot, broadcast Thursday night on Israel’s Channel 2, Kadima’s stronghold of 29 Knesset mandates would drop to merely 14 if new elections were held. The Labor party would drop significantly as well.
Both Labor and Kadima have withdrawals from Judea and Samaria at the top of their diplomatic agendas.
Conversely, support for center-right parties more than doubled. In new elections both Likud and Israel Beiteinu would achieve 24 Knesset mandates. Likud would increase to 24 from its current 12 seats. Israel Beiteinu, led by Chairman Avigdor Lieberman, would grow from 11 mandates.
The results for the Channel 2 poll are as follows:
In a separate Ma’agar Mohot commissioned earlier in the week for the Hebrew newspaper Israeli, hypothetical elections results were as follows:
A Smith Poll, broadcast on Channel 2 revealed the following results:
In the Smith poll, Likud could achieve as many as 20 Knesset seats if former IDF Chief of Staff replaced current Likud Chairman Benyamin Netanyahu.
Both the Yediot Ahronot poll, as well as a Teleseeker poll published in the Israeli newspaper Maariv similarly showed Likud achieving 20 mandates, with Netanyahu as chairman.
Friday’s Yediot poll results:
The Yediot poll revealed that Likud’s Netanyahu would win national elections with 22 percent of the votes, and Israel Beiteinu’s Avigdor Lieberman would secure 18 percent. Both Kadima’s Olmert and Labor’s Shimon Peres would receive merely 12 percent.
If Olmert and Netanyahu were the only two candidates in the elections, those surveyed said they would vote overwhelmingly for Netanyahu, with 45 percent as opposed to just 24 percent for Olmert.