New Poll Shows Gadi Eisenkot's Party Leading Likud After Candidate Lists Finalized

Following the finalization of candidate lists for the 26th Knesset, a new poll indicates that Gadi Eisenkot's "Yashar!" party is leading, with Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party trailing behind. The survey, broadcast by Channel 12 News on Wednesday, shows "Yashar!" securing 25 mandates, unchanged from a previous poll. The Likud party is in second place with 21 mandates, struggling to regain its leading position.

Naftali Bennett's "Bayehed" party is projected to receive 13 mandates, placing it third. Yair Golan's "HaDemocratim" party is weakening, falling to 10 mandates, while Avigdor Lieberman's "Yisrael Beiteinu" gains one mandate to reach 9.

In the religious and Arab sectors, United Torah Judaism, led by Yaakov Asher, maintains 8 mandates. Shas, headed by Aryeh Deri, is projected to get 7 mandates, the same number as the Joint List led by Yousef Jabareen.

The Religious Zionism party, led by Bezalel Smotrich and Moshe Feiglin, drops from 6 to 5 mandates. Ofer Winter's "Am Israel" party strengthens from 4 to 5 mandates. Mansour Abbas's Ra'am party is expected to receive 4 mandates.

Several parties are polling below the electoral threshold, including "HaMiluimnikim" and "HaKalkalit HaHadasha" (Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zehlikah) at 2.9%, Benny Gantz's Blue and White at 1.4%, and others with significantly lower percentages.