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Poll: Israeli Arabs to flock to voting stations

Survey shows 69 percent of Arabs intend to vote, after many boycotted previous elections; according to survey, three large Arab parties to combine for 10 Knesset seats

About 69 percent of Israeli Arabs intend to vote in the upcoming elections, with all three large Arab parties expected to win Knesset seats, a poll undertaken by Nazareth-based Arabic-language newspaper Kul al-Arab newspaper shows.

 

The survey will be published by the newspaper Friday morning.

 

The poll, which comprised about 1,000 Arab respondents and was supervised by statistician Amin Yusef, showed the three leading Arab parties are set to win a combined 10 Knesset seats.

 

About nine percent of respondents said they would vote for the Labor party, six percent said they would back Kadima, two percent said they would vote for Meretz, and another 1.5 percent said they intend to vote Likud. About 80 percent of respondents said they would vote for one of the large Arab parties.

 

19 percent to boycott vote

 

The expected Arab turnout rate, 69 percent, is considered relatively high in comparison to previous campaigns and may also be higher than the general turnout rate. Accordingly, a low voter turnout rate would boost the Arab parties' power.

 

Meanwhile, 19 percent of respondents said they intend to boycott the elections, while 12 percent said they have not yet decided whether to hit the polls.

 

The survey also looked into Druze voting patterns, and found that about 43 percent of Druze intend to vote for the Labor party, while 34 percent said they would vote Kadima. The Likud, meanwhile, received the support of only nine percent of Druze respondents, with Arab parties combining for about 10 percent.

 


פרסום ראשון: 03.23.06, 23:56
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