A survey by the Direct Polls polling institute, which was published this evening (Sunday) in the main edition of Channel 14, shows what the public really thinks about the reform of the judicial system.
According to the survey results, 53% of the respondents think that the judicial system needs a major overhaul, while 11% of all respondents said that the overhaul is needed to a moderate extent. Only 33% percent said that a minor overhaul is needed, and a single percent said that they had no opinion on the matter.
In response to the question of what the Attorney General's position should be regarding decisions not related to criminal law, an absolute majority of 63% among those surveyed agreed that the role of the Attorney General should be for advisory purposes only, 25% responded that his role requires binding judicial status, while 6% responded that they have no position on the subject.
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In addition, the percentage of supporters of the reform led by Justice Minister Yariv Levin among center-right voters was examined - and the results are unequivocal: 91% among right-wing voters expressed support for the reform, 61% among center-right voters also expressed support for the move led by Levin, compared to 20% among center voters, while among voters of the 'state camp', 26% percent supported the move.
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The survey also examined how many center-right voters have "low trust" in the Israeli justice system. According to the survey results, 83% of right-wing voters responded that they have low trust in the justice system, 46% of center-right voters responded the same way, 15% of center voters responded, and 24% of 'state camp' voters also responded that they have low trust in the justice system.
Do respondents support changing the method for selecting judges, so that elected officials will be the majority on the Judicial Selection Committee?
Here too, 85% of right-wing voters support the move, in addition to 49% of center-right voters who also support it. Only 15% of center voters expressed support for changing the system, while 24% of the state camp supported the move.
