Ariel Sharon's Party of ....

Peace? Haaretz' latest poll foretells nothing but bad things for the dying Likuds. Will Netanyahu come to their rescue?

Were the elections to the 17th Knesset to be held now, Ariel Sharon would win a third term in office as prime minister and could set up a center-left coalition with Labor, Shinui and Meretz-Yahad that would have 66 seats. These are the findings of the Haaretz-Dialog survey, conducted by Prof. Camil Fuchs Monday night among a representative sample of 600 Israelis from all sectors of the population. Sharon would also be able to set up a coalition with Labor and the ultra-Orthodox that would have 71 seats in the Knesset.