Poll: 'Right' is strengthening but not by much
If elections were held today, the parties currently in the coalition would gain ground - but only slightly. The Likud party would become Israel's biggest if elections were held today, according to a poll published Friday by Yisrael Hayom. The poll, taken by the Hagal Hechadah (New Wave) organization, says the votes picked up by the Likud would give the right-hareidi coalition 67 Knesset seats instead of the current 65. The National Union would maintain its strength, as would Kadima and the other changes would be minor.Most pundits did not expect the government to last this long, but it is now more than two years into its four-year term. If I were Netanyahu, if things continue as they are, I would consider calling elections in late 2012. That way, the Left's campaign managers would all be busy with Obama's re-election and could not be sent here to try to defeat Netanyahu as Bill Clinton did in 1999.
If the prime minister's race was between Binyamin Netanyahu and Tzipi Livni, the incumbent would get 40 percent of the vote and the opposition leader would get 28 percent, with 31 percent not knowing. If Kadima's Shaul Mofaz provided the opposition to the prime minister, Netanyahu would get 43 percent of the vote, with 15 percent for the former chief of staff and 42 percent undecided.
What could go wrong?
Labels: Binyamin Netanyahu, Israeli election polls, Tzipi Livni
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 12:36 PM
1 Comments:
I don't think Obama will be re-elected and Netanyahu will serve out his full term. If he seeks re-election for a third term, he will probably get it.
That's way things stand as of today.
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