Netanyahu Bloc Leads in New Poll Ahead of 2026 Elections

A new poll published by Channel 13 News indicates that the bloc of parties supporting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would secure 55 seats in the next elections. While Netanyahu's opponents still hold a majority, a boycott by parties within Gadi Eisenkot's National Unity bloc on Arab parties leaves them with only 50 seats, according to the survey. Arab parties collectively gained one seat, reaching 15 mandates. The National Unity party itself weakened by one seat to 20, the same number as the Likud party, which strengthened by one seat compared to the previous week's poll, making it the largest party. Naftali Bennett's Together party gained one seat to 12, while Yair Golan's Democrats lost one seat to 10. The Joint List maintained its strength with nine seats, and Yisrael Beiteinu dropped one seat to eight. United Torah Judaism and Otzma Yehudit each held onto their eight seats. Shas, Religious Zionism, and Identity each received seven seats, unchanged from the prior poll. Ra'am gained one seat to six, and Am Israel held steady with five. The Reservists Party did not pass the electoral threshold, receiving 2.9% of the vote, a slight increase from 2.8% in the previous poll. The Haredi Public (1.1%) and Blue and White (0.8%) also failed to pass the threshold. The survey was conducted by The Index (Shmuel Rosner, Nach Salkov) in collaboration with Stat-Net (Yosef Mekalda), The Sample Project (Dr. Ariel Ayalon), and Ascarya (Dodi Dror), with 1,630 respondents and a margin of error of 2.8%.