Israeli Election Polls - Likud has comfortable lead

3 Polls: Likud ahead of Kadima 3-8 seats Yisrael Beteinu 17 seats
Dr. Aaron Lerner Date 4 February 2009

Current Knesset seats in [brackets].

#1  #2  #3***
21.0 23 23 [29] Kadima headed by Livni
17.0 17 12 [19] Labor
24.5 27 31 [12] Likud
11.0 10 11 [12] Shas
17.0 17 17 [11] Yisrael Beteinu
02.0 03 03 [03] "Jewish Home" (previously NRP)
05.0 05 06 [06] Yahadut Hatorah
08.5 06 04 [05] Meretz
00.0 00 01 [00] Green Party
02.0 00 00 [07] Retirees Party
06.0 08 10 [10] Arab parties
00.0 00 00 [00] Meimad
00.0 00 00 [00] Strong Israel (Efraim Sneh)
06.0 04 02 [06] National Union (reconstituted)
00.0 00 00 [00] Green Leaf (legalize marijuana)
*  1 seat is not enough to get into the Knesset as 2% of valid votes are required.
** 24.5 = 24-25, 8.5 = 8-9
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*** Poll #1 Telephone poll of a representative sample of 600 adult Israelis (including Israeli Arabs)  carried out by Geocartography  2 February for Globes and published on 4 February.

Poll #2 Telephone poll of a representative sample of 700 adult Israelis (including Israeli Arabs)  carried out by TNS Teleseker 2 February for Maariv and published on 4 February.

Poll #3 Telephone poll of a representative sample of 671 adult Israelis(including Israeli Arabs)  carried out by Maagar Mohot Survey Institute(headed by Professor Yitzchak Katz 30 January through 2 February. 28% did not say what party they would vote for.

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