Highlights

• 63 percent of Gazans and 32 percent of West Bank respondents are aware of the Tammarud Gaza movement.
• 54 percent of Gazans and 38 percent of West Bank respondents believe that the government in Gaza is authoritarian.
• 34 percent of West Bank respondents and 30 percent of Gazans believe the PA government is authoritarian.
• 38 percent would choose a government headed by Hamdallah, while 17 percent would choose a government led by Haniyeh. Simultaneously, 36 percent would not choose either.
• 68 percent oppose the dissolution of the PA.
• 46 percent are pessimistic about ending the division between Fatah and Hamas.
• 40 percent believe that forming a national unity government will lead to ending the division, while 34 percent say conducting new national elections will lead to the same result.
• 87 percent support the conducting of a legislative and presidential election.
• 91 percent of Gazans support the immediate conducting of both elections.
• 42 percent of the public prefer Mahmoud Abbas, 17 percent would vote for Khaled Mashaal and a final 43 percent would not vote or are undecided.

Introduction:

AWRAD recently completed a national opinion poll, in which 1,200 Palestinians of various demographics were surveyed in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. This current press release is one in a series highlighting findings on the following issues: the peace process and current negotiations, reconciliation, government performance, elections, and various other current events. The focus of this specific release is primarily reconciliation, government performance, elections, and the PA. Below are the most significant results:

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