(ANSA) - TEL AVIV, APRIL 03 - Marwan Barghuti - the former director of al-Fatah who serves a life sentence in Israel - is today the most popular among the candidates for the presidency of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) with 22% of the votes .
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh (14%) and Abu Mazen (9%) follow him.
The Psr Study Center of prof.
Khalil Shikaki in a poll published at the end of March.
The presidential elections will take place on July 31st.
The poll, conducted before the Central Electoral Commission deadline for registrations, revealed that on May 22, 80 percent of Palestinians intend to participate in legislative elections. Among these, 27% predict that they will vote Hamas, 24% for the al-Fatah list linked to Abu Mazen, 20% for the Barghuti list (which is led by Nasser al-Kidwa, the nephew of Yasser Arafat) and the 7% for that of Mohammed Dahlan, a former executive of al-Fatah rival of Abu Mazen.
For the Palestinians, the RDP points out, the priorities are the reunification between the West Bank and Gaza, the removal of the Israeli blockade of the Strip, the improvement of economic conditions and the fight against public corruption. (HANDLE).