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Haaretz Poll: Labor significantly stronger with Peretz, Likud retains lead

By Yossi Verter, Haaretz

Had the Knesset elections been held today, the Labor Party led by the newly-elected chairman Amir Peretz would have increased its power significantly - says a Haaretz-Dialog poll held on Thursday, supervised by Professor Camil Fuchs.

It emerges that a majority of the Israeli public believes Peretz's victory in the Labor primaries increased the party's chances to regain power. Also, for the first time in a long time 82 percent of traditional Labor voters say they will consider voting for their party again.

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