May 2008



Leader to replace President Abbas in case of his resignation * Region of residence Crosstabulation
% within Region of residence


Region of residence Total
West Bank Gaza Strip
Leader to replace President Abbas in case of his resignation Marwan Bargouthi 35.7% 35.0% 35.5%
Ismail Hanye 9.7% 15.5% 11.7%
Salam Fayad 20.5% 9.5% 16.7%
Mahmoud al-Zahhar 3.4% 1.0% 2.6%
Mohammed Dahlan 1.8% 16.0% 6.7%
Mustafa Bargouthi 15.0% 13.5% 14.5%
Naser al-Qudweh 2.1% 2.0% 2.1%
Other Personality 11.8% 7.5% 10.3%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 57.937(a) 7 .000
Likelihood Ratio 57.611 7 .000
Linear-by-Linear Association .051 1 .821
N of Valid Cases 581

a 1 cells (6.3%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 4.13.