New Poll Shows Coalition Gaining Seats Ahead of Elections
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
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- Coalition bloc projected to gain two seats, reaching 51.
- "Yesh!" leads poll with 21 seats, down one from previous.
- Likud secures second place with 19 seats, up one.
- New poll published Friday in Maariv shows election projections.
A new poll published Friday in Maariv indicates a slight strengthening of the coalition's position ahead of upcoming elections. If elections were held today, the "Yesh!" party would emerge as the largest faction with 21 seats, a decrease of one seat from the previous poll. The Likud party, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, would come in second with 19 seats, gaining one seat. Overall, the coalition bloc is projected to secure 51 seats, an increase of two seats.
Other parties in the poll include "Be'adcha" with 13 seats, "HaDemocratim" with 10 seats, and "Yisrael Beiteinu" and "Otzma Yehudit" each with 9 seats. The Joint List, "Yahadut HaTorah," and "Shas" are each projected to receive 7 seats, with the factions led by Arieh Deri and Yaakov Asher gaining one seat each. "HaTzionut HaDatit-Zehut" and "Ra'am" are each expected to win 5 seats, while the combined list of Bezalel Smotrich and Moshe Feiglin lost one seat. The poll concludes with "Amcha Yisrael" and "HaMeyuladot-HaKalkalit" each receiving 4 seats.
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