Friday, January 1, 2010

Shvakim Panorama Poll: Netanyahu scores high as leader over Livni 54-29

(Via IMRA).Telephone poll of a representative sample of 578 adult Israelis carried out by Shvakim Panorama for Israel Radio's Hakol Diburim (It's All Talk) program 30 December and broadcast on 31 December

If elections held today (expressed in Knesset seats)
Current Knesset seats in [brackets].
29 [27] Likud
22 [28] Kadima
16 [15] Yisrael Beiteinu
12 [11] Shas
09 [13] Labor
06 [05] Yahadut Hatorah
05 [03] Meretz
12 [11] Arab parties
05 [04] Nat'l Union
04 [03] Jewish Home]

I terms of leadership ability, is Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu appropriate to lead you and people like you?
Very 19.5% Considerably 34.8% Not so much 17.2% Not at all 19.0%
Kadima voters
Very 0% Considerably 40.1% Not so much 27.5% Not at all 31.3%
Likud voters
Very 46.9% Considerably 38.7% Not so much 4.8% Not at all 8.2% Other
replies 1.5%

And regarding the leadership ability of Livni, to what extent is Livni appropriate to lead you and people like you?
Very 7.4% Considerably 21.8% Not so much 27.7% Not at all 32.5%
Kadima voters
Very 22.0% Considerably 42.3% Not so much 26.9% Not at all 5.7%
Likud voters
Very 2.0% Considerably 21.3% Not so much 35.7% Not at all 36.1%

Prime Minister Netanyahu offered Livni this week to join the Government in light the of the security situation, in the framework that Menachem Begin joined the Government in 1967. Do you support the proposal that Netanyahu gave Livni?

Support 33.2% Considerably 12.7% Considerably oppose 3.7% Oppose 25.8%
Kadima voters
Support 30.5% Considerably 6.6% Considerably oppose 5.9% Oppose 47.2%
Likud voters
Support 59.4% Considerably 8.3% Considerably oppose 1.1% Oppose 17.9%

Should Livni have accepted Netanyahu's offer to join the Government because of the security situation?
Total: Yes 43.6% No 28.9%
Kadima voters: Yes 42.7% No 53.9% Other 3.4%
Likud voters: Yes 71.4% No 15.3% Other 13.3%