Survey: Gaza operation likely to increase voter turnout
Of those questioned, 82 percent said they plan to vote in the February 10 Knesset election.
By Ofri Ilani Tags: Hamas Israel news GazaThe Gaza operation will increase voter turnout next month, says a survey conducted on Sunday under the auspices of the Max Stern Academic College Of Emek Yezreel, immediately after the cease-fire began.
Of those questioned, 82 percent said they plan to vote in the February 10 Knesset election; by comparison, the voter turnout in the last national election, in March 2006, only reached 63 percent.
Among those age 44 and younger, 76 percent said they planned to vote. A small majority, 54 percent, said the Gaza operation increased their level of confidence in the government and its institutions, while only 15 percent said it reduced their confidence. Nineteen percent said there had been no change in their confidence in the government.
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