Netanyahu Bloc Leads in New Poll, Ahead of Eisenkot Bloc by Five Seats
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
A Channel 13 poll forecasts that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc would win 55 seats, while the opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot would receive 50 seats. The poll shows the Likud and National Unity parties tied as the largest, each with 20 seats. Arab parties collectively gain 15 seats, and several smaller parties fail to pass the electoral threshold. The survey involved 1,013 respondents and was conducted by Midgam and other research firms.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- A Channel 13 poll shows Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc leading with 55 seats versus 50 for Gadi Eisenkot's bloc.
- The Likud and National Unity parties are tied as the largest parties with 20 seats each.
- Arab parties collectively gain one seat to reach 15 mandates in the new poll.
- Naftali Bennett's Together party strengthens to 12 seats, while Yair Golan's Democrats fall to 10.
- Several parties, including The Reservists, Haredi Public, and Blue and White, fail to pass the electoral threshold.
A new poll published by Channel 13 News on Wednesday indicates that the bloc of parties supporting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would secure 55 seats in the Knesset. 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 gain one seat, reaching 15 mandates. The National Unity party itself loses one seat, receiving 20 mandates, matching the Likud party, which gains one seat from the previous week's poll to become the largest party. Naftali Bennett's Together party strengthens by one seat to 12 mandates, while Yair Golan's Democrats weaken by one seat to 10. The Joint List maintains its strength with nine seats, and Yisrael Beiteinu loses one seat to secure eight. United Torah Judaism and Otzma Yehudit each retain their eight seats. Shas, Religious Zionism, and Identity each receive seven seats, unchanged from the prior poll. Ra'am gains one seat for a total of six, and Am Ichai retains its five seats. The Reservists party fails to pass the electoral threshold with 2.9%, compared to 2.8% in the previous survey. The Haredi public (1.1%) and Blue and White (0.8%) also fall below the threshold. The survey was conducted by Midgam (Shmuel Rosner, Nach Salkov) in collaboration with Stat-Net (Yosef Mekalda), The Sample Project (Dr. Ariel Ayalon), and Ascaria (Dodi Dror), with 1,013 respondents and a margin of error of 2.5%.
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