Sharon\'s Victory Margin: Over 25%!

Near-final election results show that the television exit polls last night were way off the mark. Both channels predicted a 19% margin of victory for Sharon, while in fact the margin was more than 25%.

Feb 7, 2001, 10:34 AM (GMT+2)

Near-final election results show that the television exit polls last night were way off the mark. Both channels predicted a 19% margin of victory for Sharon, while in fact the margin was more than 25%. With only one-tenth of one percent of the polling stations left to be counted, the results show that the Jewish population in Israel voted for Sharon by an overwhelming 27% majority. Only 18% of the Arab public voted, and one-fifth of these did not vote for either candidate.