Poll Shows Eisenkot Leading Netanyahu Ahead of Israeli Elections
Translated & summarized from Al-Shams by baba
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- Eisenkot's Yishar party leads Netanyahu's Likud in a new Kan 11 poll.
- Yishar is projected to win 23 seats, while Likud is projected to win 21.
- The poll shows two major political blocs in a near-even split.
- Arab parties are projected to fall outside the main political blocs.
- Bennett's Together party is projected to win 12 seats.
A new poll released by Israel's Kan 11 public broadcaster on Sunday indicates that the Yishar party, led by Gadi Eisenkot, would win 23 seats in the 26th Knesset elections. This places them ahead of the Likud party, headed by Benjamin Netanyahu, which is projected to secure 21 seats. The poll also showed Naftali Bennett's Together party coming in third with 12 seats, while Yisrael Beiteinu and the Democrats each garnered 9 seats.
Other parties' projected seat counts include the Joint List, Otzma Yehudit, Shas, and Yahadut HaTorah, each receiving 8 seats. The Religious Zionism party is expected to win 6 seats, and the United Arab List 5 seats. The Reservists and Economic lists are projected to get 4 seats each. The People of Israel list, led by Ofer Winter, did not pass the electoral threshold.
When seats are allocated to blocs, the faction aligned with Eisenkot is projected to win 52 seats, compared to 51 seats for the bloc aligned with Netanyahu. The poll noted that Arab parties fall outside of these two blocs. The results suggest a close race between the two main political camps.
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