New Poll Shows Coalition Gaining, Opposition Weakening Amid Security Focus

A new poll released by the Maariv website indicates a narrowing gap between Israel's governing coalition and the opposition, with the coalition gaining two seats to reach 51 mandates and the opposition losing two seats to stand at 53 mandates. The survey highlights a continued decline for the Yisrael Beiteinu party, led by Gadi Eisenkot, which dropped another seat this week to 21 mandates, a total loss of four mandates in the past month. Conversely, the Likud party, headed by Benjamin Netanyahu, increased its mandate count to 19. The ultra-Orthodox parties Shas and United Torah Judaism also saw gains, each adding one mandate. Other parties experienced shifts, with the Democrats party losing one mandate to 10, and the Religious Zionism-Identity party falling to 5 mandates. Parties such as Am Israel and HaMiluimnikim are narrowly passing the electoral threshold with 4 mandates each. The percentage of undecided voters has decreased to 6.4%. The full mandate distribution shows Yisrael Beiteinu with 21, Likud with 19, and other parties ranging from 4 to 13 mandates. Parties like Blue and White, HaTzibur HaHaredi, Noam, and Tzomet Beit Yisrael are currently projected to fall below the electoral threshold. The poll was conducted by Lazar Research in collaboration with Panel4ALL.