About 100 days have passed since the election of President Mahmoud Abbas: how do you evaluate his performance in the following areas: (score measured from 0-10 and transferred to grade from 100)

1) Improving the performance of security  agencies

42.6

42.7

42.3

2) Upgrading the situation of women

39.9

39.4

39.9

3) Achieving  more democracy and freedom of expression 

36.6

35.2

38.9

4) Improving government services

34.5

35.0

33.8

5) Supporting social development and social security programs

31.5

32.8

29.5

6) Achieving internal security

31.0

30.0

32.5

7) Uprooting corruption

30.9

30.3

31.8

8) Improving economic conditions

29.8

30.4

28.8

9) Achieving equality between regions

28.4

27.8

29.4

10) Achieving Israeli withdrawal

24.7

24.1

25.8

PPI

33.0

32.8

33.4

Section One: Expectations from the Presidential Election and Priorities  

Total %

West Bank %

Gaza Strip %

1.                Do you believe that the presidential election that took place will lead to the following:

Resumption on talks with Israel

1) Yes

61.1

55.7

69.9

2) No

31.0

34.9

24.7

3) Don’t know

7.9

9.4

5.5

Improving PNA Performance

1) Yes

56.9

53.5

62.6

2) No

34.1

36.1

32.4

3) Don’t know

8.4

10.4

8.0

Improving the internal security

1) Yes

53.7

50.1

59.7

2) No

39.7

42.1

35.7

3) Don’t know

6.6

7.8

4.6

Reducing suffering related to roadblocks

1) Yes

53.3

47.8

62.4

2) No

42.5

46.5

36.0

3) Don’t know

4.1

5.6

1.6

Reinforcing democratic practices

1) Yes

47.7

43.2

55.0

2) No

43.1

44.8

40.2

3) Don’t know

9.3

12.1

4.7

Improving the economic situation

1) Yes

47.6

42.5

56.0

2) No

47.2

51.4

40.5

3) Don’t know

5.1

6.1

3.5

Withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces from Palestinian cities

1) Yes

27.2

20.8

37.7

2) No

67.3

72.9

58.3

3) Don’t know

5.4

6.3

4.0

2.                In your opinion, which priority is most important?

1) Resumption of talks with Israel

5.3

5.7

4.6

2) Improving the economic situation

29.9

29.8

30.0

3) Reducing suffering related to roadblocks

10.9

13.2

7.1

4) Improving internal security

8.3

7.3

9.8

5) Improving PNA performance

2.6

2.8

2.3

6) Reinforcing democratic practices

2.0

1.8

2.3

7) Withdrawal of Israel from Palestinian cities

41.1

39.4

43.9

Total %

West Bank %

Gaza Strip %

Section Two: Impediments to the President

3.                                 Which one of the following factors is most important in impeding the ability of President Mahmoud Abbas to implement his election program?

1) Israel’s practices

52.7

51.3

55.0

2) The corruption existent before his presidency

17.8

18.3

17.0

3) The practices of P.L.O. and Fateh leadership

7.5

7.0

8.4

4) The practices of the armed groups refusing to give him a chance

6.9

6.7

7.3

5) The practices of the opposition and lack of coordination with the PNA

5.9

6.1

5.5

6) His personal competence is insufficient

7.5

8.5

5.7

Section Three: Evaluation of the Government 

4.                                 How do you evaluate the performance of Prime Minister Mr. Ahmad Queri’

1) Good

25.4

24.4

27.1

2) Fair

33.9

34.4

33.1

3) Weak

30.9

30.9

31.3

4) Don’t know

9.8

10.6

8.5

5.                                 How do you evaluate the performance of the present government?

1) Good

21.4

21.7

20.7

2) Fair

37.4

36.8

38.6

3) Weak

33.3

33.1

33.8

4) Don’t know

7.9

8.4

7.0

6.                                  How do you evaluate the performance of the government in the following areas?

Progressing in negotiations with Israel

1) Good

20.3

18.4

23.5

2) Fair

30.4

29.7

31.5

3) Weak

44.2

45.6

42.0

4) Don’t know

5.0

6.3

3.0

Reinforcing the rule of law

1) Good

20.1

20.7

19.2

2) Fair

32.0

31.6

32.7

3) Weak

42.2

41.0

44.1

4) Don’t know

5.7

6.8

4.0

Improving services of government institutions

1) Good

19.9

19.3

20.9

2) Fair

34.7

34.3

35.2

3) Weak

38.0

37.8

38.4

4) Don’t know

7.4

8.6

5.

Total %

West Bank %

Gaza Strip %

Supporting the judiciary

1) Good

16.5

17.2

15.4

2) Fair

30.4

29.6

31.7

3) Weak

42.2

40.5

45.0

4) Don’t know

10.9

12.7

7.9

Providing internal security

1) Good

16.4

14.1

20.1

2) Fair

32.8

33.9

30.9

3) Weak

46.3

46.8

45.6

4) Don’t know

4.5

5.2

3.4

Fighting corruption

1) Good

16.3

16.6

15.7

2) Fair

26.4

25.4

28.1

3) Weak

50.4

49.9

51.1

4) Don’t know

6.9

8.1

5.1

Resolving the problems facing political prisoners and securing their release

1) Good

16.0

15.5

16.8

2) Fair

27.3

28.1

26.1

3) Weak

53.0

52.1

54.4

4) Don’t know

3.7

4.2

2.8

Easing Israeli closures

1) Good

15.2

13.5

18.0

2) Fair

32.1

30.2

35.0

3) Weak

49.8

53.1

44.4

4) Don’t know

2.9

3.1

2.6

Improving economic conditions

1) Good

14.9

14.7

15.2

2) Fair

32.7

33.3

31.6

3) Weak

47.4

46.3

49.2

4) Don’t know

5.0

5.7

4.0

Confiscating illegal weapons

1) Good

12.8

13.7

11.3

2) Fair

21.2

20.2

22.6

3) Weak

60.4

59.4

62.1

4) Don’t know

5.6

6.6

4.0

Getting the Israeli forces to withdraw from Palestinian cities

1) Good

11.4

9.5

14.5

2) Fair

22.2

22.6

21.6

3) Weak

62.5

63.8

60.5

4) Don’t know

3.9

4.2

3.4

Total %

West Bank %

Gaza Strip %

Resisting the building of the Separation Wall

1) Good

9.0

7.6

11.1

2) Fair

16.3

18.7

12.5

3) Weak

70.8

70.1

71.9

4) Don’t know

3.9

3.6

4.4

Reducing unemployment

1) Good

8.3

7.0

10.2

2) Fair

22.4

21.7

23.6

3) Weak

65.7

67.1

63.3

4) Don’t know

3.7

4.2

2.9