Poll Shows Benny Gantz Leading, Likud Declining Ahead of Elections

A new poll conducted by Lazar Research in cooperation with Panel4All indicates that Benny Gantz's National Unity party would win 13 seats in the upcoming Knesset elections. The survey shows continued decline for the Likud party, though its seat count was not explicitly stated in the provided text. Other parties' projected seat counts include Yisrael Beiteinu and the Democrats with 9 seats each, Otzma Yehudit with 8 seats, and Shas, United Torah Judaism, and the Arab List each with 7 seats. The Religious Zionism and Zehut alliance is projected to receive 6 seats, while the United Arab List led by Mansour Abbas would get 5 seats. Ofer Winter's "Amcha Yisrael" party and the joint list of Yoaz Hendel and Yair Zelekha are each expected to secure 4 seats.

According to the poll's bloc distribution, the opposition parties would collectively garner 54 seats, compared to 50 seats for the coalition parties. Arab parties combined are projected to win 12 seats. This survey comes ahead of the 26th Knesset elections, amidst varying results from recent polls regarding the representation of different parties and lists.