Exit Polls Released By Israeli Television, Olmert to be Next Prime Minister
The Vital Prediction has been proven correct. With the polls now officially closed, Israel television is now releasing exit poll data proclaiming Kadima as the winner. Below are the exit polls as released - remember these are exit polls and are subject to change.
|
TV 10 |
TV 2 |
TV 1 |
Kadima (Moderate) |
31 |
32 |
29 |
Labor (Left) |
20 |
22 |
22 |
Likud (Right) |
12 |
11 |
11 |
Yisrael Beitenu (Right) |
12 |
13 |
14 |
Shas (Sephardic) |
11 |
10 |
11 |
NRP/NU (Religious) |
8 |
9 |
8 |
UTJ (Religious) |
6 |
5 |
6 |
Meretz (Left) |
5 |
5 |
5 |
Gil (Senior Citizens) |
7 |
6 |
8 |
Khadash (Arab Communist) |
3 |
2 |
2 |
Balad (Arab) |
2 |
2 |
|
Ram Tal (Arab) |
3 |
3 |
4 |
is 20 seats for Labor out of 120 much better than expected??? give me a break....
Posted by: ron | Mar 28, 2006 at 15:05
Ron, just a week ago, a Ha'aretz tracking poll had Labor at 17 seats. The jump from 17 seats to the possibility of 22 is in fact, much better than expected.
Posted by: Vital Perspective | Mar 28, 2006 at 16:53
7 seats for former mossad agent rafi eitan and Gil(Pensioners party). Netanyahu's economic reforms in his last term have clearly hit hard and people want their pensions to return to the pre-netanyahu days.
Posted by: Ittay | Mar 28, 2006 at 17:28
Well, Vital, you remind me of the story of the guy who was fishing in a pond and someone comes by and asks him how many fish he caught...
he said..."Well, if I catch this one I'm after, and three more, I will have four...."
So if Labor had won 22 seats it might have been marginally better than expected, but actually they only won 20 out of a Knesset with 120 seats...it might have met low expectations but it's a dismal showing for a once great party with great leaders...
Posted by: Ron | Mar 28, 2006 at 23:02