New Poll Shows Potential Knesset Shake-Up, Neither Bloc Securing Majority

A new poll by Kan News is causing political instability, showing the joint party of Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Ze'evishka potentially entering the Knesset with 4 seats. This result could position them as a significant player in the post-election political landscape.

The poll places Benny Gantz's National Unity party in the lead with 23 seats, followed by the Likud party with 20. The 'Together' party achieves a notable 13 seats. Further down the list, the Democratic party and United Torah Judaism each receive 8 seats. Yisrael Beiteinu, Otzma Yehudit, Shas, and the Joint List are projected to win 7 seats each, while Ra'am and Religious Zionism secure 6 seats. The 'Am Israel' party and Hendel-Ze'evishka's new political framework both garner 4 seats.

Notably, the poll indicates that Blue and White and the Haredi public parties will not pass the electoral threshold. The bloc calculations show Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc receiving 52 seats and Gantz's bloc receiving 51 seats, neither achieving a majority.

This poll complicates the political situation for all parties, as the emergence of a new potential faction and the failure of established parties to cross the threshold create uncertainty regarding coalition formation.