New Poll Shows Arab Parties Securing 13 Seats in Israeli Knesset
Translated & summarized from Alarab by baba
A new poll by "Akhbar 16" projects Arab parties in Israel's Knesset will collectively win 13 seats, with the Joint List taking 7 and the United Arab List taking 6. This outcome suggests stable representation for Arab parties amidst a polarized political environment. The poll also indicated a near-even split between the coalition and opposition blocs, with 54 and 53 seats respectively.
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- Arab parties are projected to win a combined 13 seats in the Israeli Knesset, according to a new poll.
- The Joint List is expected to secure 7 seats, while the United Arab List is projected to win 6 seats.
- The poll shows the coalition bloc with 54 seats and the opposition bloc with 53 seats.
- The "Yashar!" party leads all parties with a projected 23 seats, followed by Likud with 21.
- The poll was conducted by "Magar Muvhot" with a 4.2% margin of error and released on October 6, 2026.
A new opinion poll conducted by "Akhbar 16" network indicates that Arab parties in the Israeli Knesset are projected to maintain their current representation, collectively securing 13 seats. The poll, released on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, and executed by the "Magar Muvhot" institute with a 4.2% margin of error, suggests a stable bloc for Arab political forces within the parliament.
The results show the Joint List party garnering 7 seats, while the United Arab List is expected to win 6 seats. This combined total of 13 seats would establish the Arab parties as a significant bloc in the upcoming parliamentary landscape, particularly amidst the polarized political climate between the two main political camps.
The poll also revealed a continued political stalemate between the major blocs. The coalition camp, including the "Amcha Israel" party, is projected to win 54 seats, while the opposition is expected to secure 53 seats. The Arab parties' 13 seats would add to this dynamic.
On an individual party level, the "Yashar!" party leads with 23 seats, followed by the Likud party with 21 seats, and the "Behad" party in third place with 14 seats. Other parties include "Democrats" with 9 seats, "Shas" with 8 seats, and four parties tied with 7 seats each: "Yahadut HaTorah," "Yisrael Beiteinu," "Otzma Yehudit," and the "Religious Zionism" alliance. The Joint List also secured 7 seats, the United Arab List 6, and "Amcha Israel" 4.
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