Posted on 08/25/2006 7:58:57 AM PDT by Dark Skies
Political earthquake: A poll published on Friday in the Yedioth Ahrnonoth daily shows that 63 percent of Israelis feel that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert failed in managing the war in Lebanon and should resign.
Only 29 percent believe the prime minister is fit to continue leading the country.
About 74 percent of those polled said Defense Minister Amir Peretz mishandled the war and should resign his post. A mere 20 percent said Peretz should keep his post.
Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Dan Halutz faired slightly better than his superiors with 54 percent saying he should resign over the army's failure to knockout Hizbullah, while 38 percent said he should keep his post.
Some 25 percent of respondents said former defense minister Shaul Mofaz is most fit to lead the defense establishment.
Labor MK and former Shin Bet chief Ami Ayalon was the second most popular figure for the post with 20 percent of support, followed by former IDF chief Moshe Ayalon with 10 percent and Israel Our Home leader Avigdor Lieberman with 8 percent.
Only 3 percent of respondents said Peretz is suitable for the job. Only 5 percent of those polled said Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu should fill the defense post.
Twenty-seven percent of those polled said they support early elections as opposed to 20 percent who said Olmert should form a national unit government. Only 19 percent said the government should stay in its current formation.
Netanyahu favorite for PM
Sixteen percent of respondents said Labor should be ousted of the government to make way for a right-leaning party, while 14 percent said Labor should stay but the coalition should be broadened to include right-wing coalition partners.
The poll showed that should elections be held today Likud would gain 20 parliament seats, a significant improvement from the 12 seats it currently holds.
Kadima on the other hand would drop from 29 to 17 seats.
Labor didn't fare much better than Kadima with the poll showing a huge drop in support for the party. The poll showed the left-wing party dropping from 19 to 11 Knesset seats if elections were held today.
Support for right-wing rivals Israel Our Home increased with projected results showing the party would gain 17 seats in elections. The party currently holds 11 seats in parliament.
Asked if Olmert and Netanyahu were the only two contestants in the election race, 45 percent said they'd vote for the latter and 24 percent for the former.
The poll showed that if elections were held today Netanyahu would earn the support of 22 percent of voters, followed by Avigdor Lieberman with 18 percent and Shimon Peres with 12 percent.
Olmert earned a mere 12 percent in projected election results.
When are the next elections in Israel.
Right after the PM resigns or a vote of no confidence is passed.
Let's hope very soon. Calling BiBi....calling Bibi.....
Israel can not afford to have a coward as Prime Minister
Now the President of Israel is in a sex scandle. Does the President take over the PM until an election is done.
7. (a) When a new Government has to be constituted, the President of the State shall, after consultation with representatives of party groups in the Knesset, assign the task of forming a Government to a Knesset Member who has notified him that he is prepared to accept the task; the President shall do so within seven days of the publication of the election results, or should the need arise to form a new government; and in the case of the death of the Prime Minister, within 14 days of his death.
Here's the live link...
http://www.knesset.gov.il/laws/special/eng/basic14_eng.htm
It's a parliament. They can have a vote of no confidence, dissolve the body and call for an election.
They have elected several over the years and have provided many a vote here for local and federal leaders that are or were cowards.
So if you are an elected politican your in until the whole place gets voted out or, is there a set schedule every 2 years for "normal" elections.
Interesting that they downplay the fact that the vast majority wanted the attacks to continue, despite the international calls for a Muslim re-armament period, err, I mean a cease-fire.
As far as I understand it, parliaments do have set elections, but they can vote to dissove and call for a new election, or replace their leader. I'm not a big fan of parliamentary systems. So far nobody has followed our example of a bicameral congress with set elections (we haven't missed or delayed one since 1788). Thank you John Adams for the stability.
Next stop: a Vote of No-Confidence in the Kinesset.
Come on, Freepers don't fall for polls!
Actually, in this case the polls are trailing the Freepers. Freepers have been calling for Olmert to step down since the war started.
I still have no idea of a rational basis for why Freepers embrace some polls, and dismiss others.
That said, I predict Olmert will be gone soon.
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