Today’s polls, Jan 8
Posted: January 8th, 2009 | Author: noam | Filed under: elections, Polls | Tags: balad, Benjamin Netanyahu, Gil, Ha-Ihud Haleumi, Habayit Hayehudi, hadash, Israel Beitenu, Kadima, labor, Likud, Meretz, raam, Shas, The Greens, Tzipi Livni, Yahadut Hatorah | Comments OffI was called to do a short reserve service with my army unit this week, so I didn’t update the blog.
We have three new polls in the last 24 hours. Our weekly average shows a 4 MKs lead to Benjamin Netanyahu’s Right-orthodox block (*) over Tzipi Livni’s Left-Center block. That means Netanyahu will lead the next government.
Labor’s strengthening in the polls, which we attributed to the war in Gaza, has reached a halt. Ehud Barak has now between 15 to 17 MKs – not too impressive, considering the fact that he enjoys good approval ratings as Defense Minister. It looks like most Israelis want Barak to be in charge of security, and nothing more. When one thinks upon Barak’s term as PM, it sounds like a healthy instinct.
Here is our weekly table of polls. The current Knesset is on the left column; the polls average is on the right. You can see the two blocks on the bottom. Notice that the three Arab Parties – Hadash, Raam, Balad – are shown separately, and so do the two Extreme-Right parties (Ha-Ihud Haleumi & Habayit Hayehudi).
