Poll Shows Eisenkot's Party Leading, Netanyahu's Likud Second
Translated & summarized from Panet by baba
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- Poll shows Gadi Eisenkot's party leading Knesset race.
- Netanyahu's Likud party is second in the poll.
- Eisenkot leads Netanyahu in hypothetical PM race.
- Bennett and Golan's parties tied with 11 seats.
- Joint List and Yisrael Beiteinu receive 9 seats.
A Channel 13 poll released Tuesday night indicates that the "Yashar" party, led by Gadi Eisenkot, remains the largest party in the Knesset with 21 seats. This represents a one-seat decrease from the previous week's poll. Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party follows with 19 seats.
Other parties in the poll include "B'Yachad" led by Naftali Bennett and "HaDemocratim" led by Yair Golan, both securing 11 seats. Avigdor Lieberman's "Yisrael Beiteinu" garnered 9 seats, as did the "Joint List" under Youssef Jabareen. "Yahadut HaTorah" and "Otzma Yehudit" led by Itamar Ben-Gvir each received 8 seats. "Shas" led by Aryeh Deri and "HaTzionut HaDatit" led by Bezalel Smotrich are projected to win 7 seats each. The "United Arab List" headed by Mansour Abbas and "Amcha Yisrael" led by Ofer Winter are both expected to gain 5 seats.
In a hypothetical race for Prime Minister, Gadi Eisenkot received 44% of the vote, while Benjamin Netanyahu garnered 38%.
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