May 2008



Leader to replace President Abbas in case of his resignation * Factional trust Crosstabulation
% within Factional trust


Factional trust Total
Fateh Hamas Others None
Leader to replace President Abbas in case of his resignation Marwan Bargouthi 45.1% 15.4% 27.3% 35.3% 36.0%
Ismail Hanye .4% 60.3% 12.1% 5.0% 11.4%
Salam Fayad 22.8% 1.3% 3.0% 19.3% 17.2%
Mahmoud al-Zahhar .4% 9.0% 3.0% 1.8% 2.4%
Mohammed Dahlan 12.9%
3.0% 2.8% 6.5%
Mustafa Bargouthi 9.8% 7.7% 33.3% 17.9% 14.1%
Naser al-Qudweh 2.7%
3.0% 1.4% 1.8%
Other Personality 5.8% 6.4% 15.2% 16.5% 10.7%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 305.580(a) 21 .000
Likelihood Ratio 254.052 21 .000
Linear-by-Linear Association 9.326 1 .002
N of Valid Cases 553

a 10 cells (31.3%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is .60.