Background:

All electoral lists and candidates launched their campaigns from sites of significance for these lists and candidates in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Candidates, then, started presenting their programs in all locations of the Palestinian Territories. Israel, however, hindered and, in some cases, prevented some of the campaigns in East Jerusalem.

Israel finally agreed to allow conducting the legislative elections in East Jerusalem according to the same regulations followed in the 1996 legislative elections and the 2005 presidential elections. In the meantime, the Palestinian voters await conducting the elections on the appointed time.

Meanwhile, Israel continues its policy of assassination and incursions in some Palestinian cities.

The Results:

Following are the results of the 18th Palestinian Public Opinion Poll conducted by the Center for Opinion Polls and Survey Studies at An-Najah National University during the period from January 20 to 21, 2006. The University sponsors all polls conducted by its Center.

This poll undertakes several subjects centered on the coming Palestinian legislative elections, in addition to political sympathies.

The sample included 2720 persons whose age group is 18 and above and who have the right to vote. The enclosed questionnaire was distributed on 1720 persons from the West Bank and 1000 persons from the Gaza Strip. The sample was drawn randomly and the margin of error is about ±2%; still 1.7% of the members of the sample refused to answer the questionnaire.

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