A complete lack of confidence in the Annapolis process is keeping Hamas' popularity stable, despite deteriorating conditions in the Gaza Strip, a new poll by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research shows.
If new legislative elections were held in the occupied territories today, Hamas would receive 31% of the vote and Fatah 49%.Hamas declined in popularity after the group violently took control of the Gaza Strip in June, but the new poll shows Hamas no longer in a free fall.50% are satisfied with President Mahmoud Abbas' performance, compared to 45% last September and 36% last June.
If new presidential elections were held today and the two candidates were President Abbas and deposed Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, Abbas would receive 56% of the vote and Haniyeh 37%.In a contest between jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti and Haniyeh, Barghouti would receive 63% and Haniyeh 32%.
About two thirds, or 65%, believe that chances for the establishment of a Palestinian state in the next five years are slim or non existent while 32% say the chances are medium or high.The suvey was conducted between December 11th and December 16th, and has a margin or error of 3%.
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