New Poll Shows Netanyahu Bloc Ahead of Opposition Parties
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
A Channel 13 poll shows the "Yashar" party leading with 22 mandates, while the bloc supporting Prime Minister Netanyahu holds a slight edge over the opposition with 54 seats to their 52.
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- Yashar party leads in poll with 22 Knesset mandates.
- Netanyahu's bloc has 54 seats, opposition has 52.
- Likud party projected to win 18 mandates.
- Poll conducted by Israel's Channel 13.
A new public opinion poll released by Israel's Channel 13 indicates that if Knesset elections were held today, the "Yashar" party would emerge as the largest single party with 22 mandates. The Likud party would follow with 18 mandates, and "Be'ahad" with 12. Other parties projected to gain seats include "Democratim" (10), "Yisrael Beiteinu" (8), "Otzma Yehudit" (8), "Tzionut Datit" (8), the joint list of Arab parties (8), Shas (7), "Yahadut HaTorah" (7), Ra'am (6), and "Amcha Israel" (6).
The poll suggests that the bloc of parties supporting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would secure 54 seats in the Knesset. The opposition parties, excluding the Arab parties, would collectively win 52 seats. This indicates a narrow lead for the Netanyahu bloc over the combined opposition.
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