New Poll Shows Sharp Drop for Eisenkot, Narrowing Coalition-Opposition Gap
Translated & summarized from Panet by baba
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- New poll shows Yishar party falling by four seats to 21.
- Likud party rises to 19 seats, while opposition bloc leads coalition.
- Survey indicates a potential 53 seats for opposition, 51 for coalition.
- Arab parties collectively projected to win 12 seats.
- Poll results reflect shifts compared to a September survey.
A new poll published by the newspaper Maariv indicates a significant shift in the Israeli political landscape, with the coalition bloc potentially securing 51 seats and the opposition bloc 53 seats, alongside 12 seats for Arab parties. The survey, conducted by Lazar Research Institute in collaboration with Panel4ALL, shows a notable decline for Gadi Eisenkot's Yishar party, which dropped four seats to 21 compared to the previous month.
In contrast, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party saw an increase to 19 seats. Shas and Yahadut HaTorah also gained one seat each. The Democratic party fell to 10 seats, while the Religious Zionism-Identity alliance secured 5 seats. The "Amcha Israel" and "Soldiers and Economy" lists are projected to narrowly pass the electoral threshold, each with 4 seats.
The poll also detailed other party standings: "Bihad" (led by Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid) at 13 seats, Ometz Yehudit at 9, Israel Beitenu at 9, the Joint Arab List at 7, Yahadut HaTorah at 7, Shas at 7, Religious Zionism-Identity at 5, the United Arab List at 5, and "Amcha Israel" and "Soldiers and Economy" at 4 each. Parties such as Blue and White, the Haredi public, Noam, and Tzomet Beit Israel did not meet the threshold.
A previous Maariv poll from September 11 showed Yishar with 25 seats and Likud with 19, highlighting a four-seat decrease for Yishar within the reported period. The current poll surveyed 602 participants and has a margin of error of approximately 4%.
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