A new Maariv poll shows Likud and Gadi Eisenkot’s Yeshar! party tied at the top with 21 seats each, while the centrist Together party is close behind with 20. The poll suggests a sharp reshaping of the political map, with several parties clustered in the middle and the governing bloc losing ground.
According to the full seat breakdown, the Democrats and Yisrael Beytenu each win 10 seats, Shas gets 9, Otzma Yehudit 8, United Torah Judaism 7, Hadash-Ta'al 6, and Ra'am plus Religious Zionism receive 4 seats each. The article notes that Religious Zionism is just clearing the electoral threshold.
The bloc picture shows the current coalition at only 49 seats, counting Likud, Shas, Otzma Yehudit, United Torah Judaism, and Religious Zionism. By contrast, the broader opposition bloc reaches 61 seats, enough for a majority without the Arab parties, while Hadash-Ta'al and Ra'am together hold 10 more seats.
The poll therefore points to a major setback for the sitting coalition and a stronger opposition field, with Eisenkot’s party emerging as a leading force in the survey.
