New Poll Shows Bennett's Party Weakening, "Yesh" Leads
A new poll conducted for Israel's Channel 13 news indicates that Naftali Bennett's "Yamina" party is polling at a low of 11 seats. If elections were held today, the "Yesh" party would emerge as the largest with 22 seats, followed by the Likud party with 18.
The survey shows "Yamina" securing 11 seats, the Democratic Party 1, the Joint List 8, Yisrael Beiteinu 8, United Torah Judaism 8, Otzma Yehudit 7, Shas 7, Religious Zionism-Identity 6, Am Israel 5, Ra'am 5, and Reservists-Economic 4.
The bloc of right-wing parties would garner 51 seats, while the bloc opposing Benjamin Netanyahu would reach 52 seats. The Arab parties collectively would win 13 seats, and the party of Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Ze'likha would receive 4 seats.
Regarding preferred government composition, 31% of respondents desire a broad unity government. Another 29% favor a "full right-wing" government, while 25% support establishing a "full opposition" government. The remaining respondents indicated other preferences or uncertainty.