Only 20% of the Israeli public believe that the government is functioning properly, and 74% believe it is not functioning properly, according to a poll published by Kan 11 News on Friday.
The poll also found that 67% of the public believe that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's performance is "not good". The minister with the lowest score is National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, with 72% of respondents saying his performance is "not good".
Dissatisfaction with the government was also found among respondents who voted for parties that are part of the coalition - 50% are not satisfied with the government’s performance compared to 46% who are. Regarding the Prime Minister, 54% of Likud voters said that they were satisfied with his performance, compared to 44% who replied that his performance was "not good".
The minister who receives the highest score among the government ministers is Defense Minister Yoav Gallant: 50% of the public believes that Gallant is functioning properly, while 35% stated that his conduct is "not good". 62% of Likud voters answered that they are satisfied with Minister Gallant.
Regarding Justice Minister Yariv Levin, who is leading the judicial reform, 59% of the respondents answered that they are not satisfied with his performance. Only 24% gave Levin a positive score.Among Likud voters, 50% are satisfied with Levin, while 39% are not.The poll showed that Levin received the lowest rate of support among his party's voters.
As for Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, only 21% believe that his performance is good, and 67% gave Smotrich a negative score.Among coalition voters - 48% answered that Minister Smotrich's performance was "good".44% gave it a grade of "not good".
The poll also found that the majority of the public is not satisfied with the performance of Transportation Minister Miri Regev, with only 32% of respondents saying her performance is good. Regarding Foreign Minister Eli Cohen, the majority believe that his performance is not good, and only 33% expressed satisfaction with his performance. Only about a quarter of respondents – 26% - gave Minister of Education Yoav Kisch a positive score for his performance.Only 15% believe that Housing Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf is carrying out his duties properly.
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