New Poll Shows Netanyahu Bloc at Record High, Opposition at Low
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
A new Channel 13 poll shows Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc reaching a record 55 seats, while the opposition falls to 50 seats. The Likud and Gadi Eisenkot's "Yashar" party are tied at 20 seats each. The poll indicates a five-seat advantage for Netanyahu's bloc ahead of the upcoming elections.
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- Netanyahu's bloc reached a record 55 seats in a new Channel 13 poll.
- The opposition bloc fell to a low of 50 seats, according to the survey.
- Likud and Gadi Eisenkot's "Yashar" party are tied with 20 seats each.
- Naftali Bennett's "Achva" party is projected to win 12 seats.
- Yair Golan's "HaDemocratim" party is forecast to receive 10 seats.
- Arab parties the Joint List and Ra'am are projected to win 9 and 6 seats respectively.
A new poll released Wednesday by Channel 13 News indicates a significant shift in the Israeli political landscape, showing the bloc supporting Benjamin Netanyahu reaching a record high of 55 Knesset seats. Conversely, the opposition bloc has fallen to a new low of 50 seats in the current election cycle.
The survey projects the Likud party and Gadi Eisenkot's "Yashar" party each securing 20 seats, indicating a tie between them. Naftali Bennett's "Achva" party is estimated to receive 12 seats, while Yair Golan's "HaDemocratim" party is projected to win 10 seats.
Among Arab parties, the Joint List is predicted to gain 9 seats, and Ra'am, led by Mansour Abbas, is expected to win 6 seats. Avigdor Lieberman's "Yisrael Beiteinu" and Itamar Ben-Gvir's "Otzma Yehudit" are each forecast to obtain 8 seats.
In the Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) parties, United Torah Judaism is projected to win 8 seats and Shas 7 seats, totaling 15 seats for the bloc. Bezalel Smotrich's "Religious Zionism" party is expected to secure 7 seats, and Ofer Winter's "Am Israel" party is predicted to get 5 seats.
The poll also indicates that Yoaz Hendel and Zvika Hauser's "HaMeyuladanim VeHaKalkalaim" party will fall below the electoral threshold and not enter the Knesset. This new poll suggests a strengthening of Netanyahu's bloc ahead of the 26th Knesset elections, with a five-seat lead over the opposition.
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