PowerPoint Presentation (Arabic and English)
Publication Date: 21 October, 2012
Fieldwork: 20 October, 2012
Sample Size: 820 Palestinians in the West Bank
Margin of error: + 3 %
Fieldwork: 20 October, 2012
Sample Size: 820 Palestinians in the West Bank
Margin of error: + 3 %
Highlights:
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92 percent say that the election was fair (76 percent), or somewhat fair (15 percent). Only 2 percent say that the election was unfair.
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93 percent of the voters are satisfied (67 percent) or somewhat satisfied (26 percent) with the performance of the Central Election Commission. Only 4 percent are dissatisfied.
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35 percent say that their immediate priority is to improve conditions to enable economic development and job creation
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Nablus: 50 percent of Fatah supporters voted for Nablus Al Wataniyeh al Mustaqelah (headed by Mr. Ghassan Shakaa), while 45 percent voted for the official Fatah list.
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Ramallah: Only 29 percent of Fatah supporters voted for the officially-endorsed unity list, while 58 percent voted for the alternative list (Abna’al Balad).
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Hebron: the official list received 85 percent of the Fatah vote.
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Self-identified Fatah supporters comprise 50 percent of voters, with Jenin registering the highest percent (70) among these voters.
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Independents comprise 28 percent of the vote.
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Supporters of Islamist groups comprise 10 percent of voters with 18 percent of the vote in Hebron (11 percent Hamas, 5 percent Hizb Tahrir and 2 percent Islamic Jihad). Leftist-leaning voters comprise 12 percent of voters.