Palestinians believe Fayyad is the man for the job

[azurnoir]

A majority of Palestinians wants a government of independent figures and believes that Salam Fayyad is the most appropriate figure to head the government, according to a public opinion poll published on Wednesday.

Two-thirds of the respondents are optimistic regarding the support from world countries to the Palestinians in September, when the Palestinian Authority plans to ask for recognition of a state along the pre-1967 lines, the poll by the Jerusalem Media & Communications Center showed.

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Regarding the most preferred figure to head the next unity government, the poll results showed that Fayyad is the most appropriate figure among the names of figures circulated in the media.

About 44% chose Fayyad, while 12% said Jamal al-Khudari is the most appropriate figure.

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