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