May 2, 2012
Netanyahu the clear favorite heading to Israel’s upcoming elections, Haaretz poll
According to the poll, Netanyahu is the only candidate with a realistic shot of becoming prime minister after the election slated to take place in another four months.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on April 22. Photo by REUTERS/Uriel Sinai
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can rest easy after reading the results of the latest Haaretz-Dialog poll: Not only does he trounce all his rivals on the question of who is most fit to lead the country, but an absolute majority of Israelis reject the aspersions cast on him last week by former Shin Bet security service chief Yuval Diskin.
Judging by this poll, Netanyahu is the only candidate with a realistic slot of becoming prime minister after the election slated to take place in another four months.
Asked which candidate is most suited to hold the job, 48 percent of respondents said Netanyahu. That is considerably more support than the other three candidates received put together.
His closest rival, Shelly Yacimovich (Labor ), got only 15 percent support. Next came Avigdor Lieberman (Yisrael Beiteinu ) with nine percent, and finally Shaul Mofaz (Kadima ) with six percent. That is a blow to Mofaz, who has been presenting himself as Netanyahu’s only realistic rival.
Read more at Haaretz.com.
