New Poll Shows Stable Bloc Power Despite Internal Party Shifts

A new Israeli public opinion poll released Monday evening indicates a significant shift within political parties but no change in the overall balance of power between the major blocs. The right-wing bloc maintains its strength with 63 Knesset seats, while the opposition bloc holds 45 seats, and Arab parties collectively secure 12 seats.

Individually, the Likud party leads with 31 mandates. The newly formed 'Yesh!' party follows with 21 seats. Shas receives 10 mandates, while 'The Democrats' and 'United Torah Judaism' each garner 9 and 8 seats respectively. The Religious Zionism and Identity parties together secure 7 seats, equaling the Otzma Yehudit party, which also receives 7 mandates. The Joint List holds 7 seats, Yisrael Beiteinu has 6, and Ra'am concludes the list with 5 seats.

The poll also tracked parties below the electoral threshold. The Reservists-Economic party slightly weakened to 2.1%, down from 2.2% in the previous poll. Ofer Vinter's 'Am Israel' party continues its decline, receiving only 1.6%, a drop from 1.9%. Blue and White increased to 0.6%, the Haredi Public fell to 0.2%, and Noam received 0.2%.

The poll was published by Channel 14's main edition.