"Israeli" Poll: Livni More Likely to Premiership

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"Israelis" believe Livni is a stronger premiership candidate than Yachimovich, Yedioth Ahranoth survey revealed on Friday.

53 days before the elections for the 2013 Knesset elections, the "Israeli" Likud Party is gaining strength, according to the poll, after it showed shifting to the right.
However, the Kadima Party will not pass the 2% electoral threshold for entering the Knesset, according to the survey.

Among the Arab parties, Hadash is expected to reap four Knesset seats, United Arab List-Ta'al will also have two representatives in the Knesset, while Balad, the poll indicates, will win three Knesset seats.

According to the survey, the right-wing parties are more likely to win the most Knesset seats, 49 seats in particular.

In a choice between Benjamin Netanyahu and Shelly Yachimovich, 62% showed preference to Netanyahu leading the "Israeli" government after the elections, and 19% showed Yachimovich would be a better PM.
However, between Netanyahu and Livni, 55% chose Netanyahu while 30% preferred Livni.

Source: Ynet News, edited by moqawama.org